[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32984-32985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13412]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15675; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: State Historical Society of 
Wisconsin, Madison, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin has completed an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any 
present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not 
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of 
these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at the address 
in this notice by July 9, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll 
Street, Madison, WI 53703, telephone (608) 261-2461, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the State Historical 
Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from four sites in Brown County, WI.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has 
control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary 
objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the State 
Historical Society of Wisconsin professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; and the Menominee Indian Tribe of 
Wisconsin.

History and Description of the Remains

    Sometime between 1936 and 1951, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual (1951.352-.355 & F1997.60.2) were removed from 
the Beaumier Farm site (47-BR-0060) in Brown County, WI. Robert Hall 
collected the fragmentary human remains from the surface of a disturbed 
context. In 1951, Hall donated the human remains to the State 
Historical Society. The human remains were determined to represent an 
adult of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The 
three associated funerary objects are a copper awl (1951.356), a copper 
fragment (1951.357), and a string of buckskin with rolled copper 
fragments (1951.358).
    In 1990, 1991, and 1992, human remains representing, at minimum, 
twelve individuals (HP.BR-0222.1) were removed from the Bordeleau site 
(47-BR-0222) in Brown County, WI. The human remains were disturbed by 
plowing activities, and subsequently collected from the surface by Jim 
Yinst of the Neville Public Museum. In 1995, the remains from each 
surface collection were transferred from the Neville Public Museum to 
the State Historical Society's Burial Sites Office. The human remains 
were determined to represent eight adults and four subadults, all of 
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1987, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
(HP.BR-0434.1) were removed from the Nicolet Grove site (47-BR-0434) in 
Brown County, WI. The human remains were disturbed by residential 
construction on the site. A local real estate broker contacted the 
Neville Public Museum about the human remains and they, in turn, 
contacted the State Historical Society's Burial Sites Office. Neville 
Museum staff archeologists excavated the disturbed remains and 
transferred them to the State Historical Society. State Historical 
Society staff archeologists surveyed the site and no additional remains 
were discovered. The human remains were determined to represent an 
infant, an adolescent, and an adult, all of indeterminate sex. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
(HP.BR-0440.1) were removed from the Seymour Burial site (47-BR-0440) 
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Brown County, WI. The human remains were discovered along an eroding 
riverbank by the property owners. The property owners removed the human 
remains and contacted the Brown County Sheriff's Department, who, in 
turn, contacted the State Historical Society's Burial Sites Office. A 
staff archeologist investigated the site and no additional human 
remains were discovered. Later that same year, the property owners 
discovered additional human remains in water at the foot of the bank. 
These remains were given to the Brown County Sheriff's Department and 
then transferred to the State Historical Society. The remains were 
determined to represent one adult Native American male. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.

Determinations Made by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

    Officials of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on State Historical Society 
records, location and context of the burial sites, the presence of 
associated funerary objects in some instances, and skeletal analysis in 
some instances.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 17 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the three objects 
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day 
Indian tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed is the aboriginal land of the Forest County Potawatomi 
Community, Wisconsin.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the 
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the 
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 
Cayuga Nation; Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, 
Montana; Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand 
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation 
of Wisconsin; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Courte 
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du 
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau 
Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 
Tribe, Minnesota; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Mille Lacs Band 
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; Oneida Nation of New York; Onondago Nation; Red Cliff Band 
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of 
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis Band of 
Mohawk Indians of New York); Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as the 
Seneca Nation of New York); Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. 
Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca 
(previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New 
York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; 
Tuscarora Nation; White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (hereafter, with the 
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin, referred to as ``The 
Aboriginal Land Tribes'').
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Aboriginal 
Land Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Jennifer 
Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll Street, Madison, WI 
53703, telephone (608) 261-2461, email 
[email protected], by July 9, 2014. After that date, 
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of 
the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Aboriginal 
Land Tribes may proceed.
    The State Historical Society of Wisconsin is responsible for 
notifying The Aboriginal Land Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: April 24, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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