[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16493-16494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7435]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Peabody Museum 
of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology 
and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe 
of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; the Bay 
Mills Indian Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Bay Mills Reservation, Michigan; the Boise Fort Band of the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 
Oklahoma; the Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; the Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin 
Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; the Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the Hannahville Indian Community of 
Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 
Michigan; the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon 
Band of Chippewa Indians of the L'Anse Reservation, Michigan; the Lac 
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac 
Courte Oreilles Reservation of Wisconsin; the Lac Vieux Desert Band of 
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the Leech Lake Band of the 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Little River Band of Ottowa 
Indians of Michigan; the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians of 
Michigan; the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of 
Michigan; the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 
Indians of Michigan; the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; 
the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; the 
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of the Red Lake Reservation, 
Minnesota; the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; 
the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; the Sac and Fox Tribe of the 
Mississippi in Iowa; the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, 
Isabella Reservation; the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of

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Michigan; the Sokagon Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake Band of 
Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, 
St. Croix Reservation; and the White Earth Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Indian Tribe, Minnesota.
    In 1937, human remains representing two individuals were 
transferred to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology from the 
Robert S. Peabody Museum, Andover, MA. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The date, location, and identity of the collector of these human 
remains are unknown. The Robert S. Peabody Museum catalog record 
designates these individuals as ``Sauk Indians.'' Based on this 
specific cultural attribution, the human remains probably date around 
the time of sustained European contact with Sauk communities in the 
18th and 19th centuries.
    Based on the specific cultural attribution in museum records, 
geographical, and historic evidence, these human remains are considered 
to be culturally affiliated with the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in 
Kansas and Nebraska; the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; and the Sac and 
Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology have determined that, pursuant to 
43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. 
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology also have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship 
of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between these 
Native American human remains and the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in 
Kansas and Nebraska; the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; and the Sac and 
Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa. This notice has been sent to 
officials of the the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; the Bay Mills 
Indian Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians, Bay 
Mills Reservation, Michigan; the Boise Fort Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; the 
Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Forest 
County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; 
the Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the 
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the 
Hannahville Indian Community of Wisconsin Potawatomie Indians of 
Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., Michigan; the Keweenaw Bay Indian 
Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon Band of Chippewa Indians of the 
L'Anse Reservation, Michigan; the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation of 
Wisconsin; the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 
of Michigan; the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; the Little River Band of Ottowa Indians of Michigan; the 
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians of Michigan; the Match-e-be-
nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; the Mille Lacs 
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; the Ottawa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan; the 
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas; the Red Cliff Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; the Red Lake Band of Chippewa 
Indians of the Red Lake Reservation, Minnesota; the Sac and Fox Nation 
of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; the Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma; 
the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; the Saginaw Chippewa 
Indian Tribe of Michigan, Isabella Reservation; the Sault Ste. Marie 
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the Sokagon Chippewa Community 
of the Mole Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin; St. Croix 
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, St. Croix Reservation; and the White 
Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Indian Tribe, Minnesota. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Barbara 
Isaac, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 
495-2254, before April 25, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains to 
the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; the Sac and 
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; and the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in 
Iowa may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: March 9, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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