[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53746-53747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21516]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16443; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum 
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 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 
should submit a written request to the University of Pennsylvania 
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal 
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at 
the address in this notice by October 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215) 
898-4050.

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 under 
the control of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Archaeology and 
Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were removed from an 
unknown grave in Pequaming, Baraga County, MI.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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. 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 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of Bay Mills 
Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa 
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay 
Indian Community; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians of Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; 
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-
she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa 
Tribe, Minnesota (Six components reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett 
Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille 
Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the 
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Red Cliff 
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Saginaw Chippewa 
Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians, Michigan. The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Lac du 
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau 
Reservation of Wisconsin; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; and 
St. Croix Chippewa

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Indians of Wisconsin were invited to consult, but did not respond.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date prior to 1921, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown grave in Pequaming 
in Baraga County, MI, by Mr. Morgan Hebard, a summer resident of 
Pequaming. Hebard subsequently donated the human remains to the Academy 
of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia in 1921. In 1936, the human remains 
were loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology. In 1997, the remains were formally gifted to the 
University of Pennsylvania. The human remains consist of three cranial 
fragments (temporal, parietal, and occipital bones) of one adult male. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    Museum and collector documentation indicate that the human remains 
have been dated to the early Historic Period. Consultation, published 
information, and land cessions associated with Baraga County indicate 
that the geographic location from which the remains were removed is 
aboriginal to the Chippewa tribe or people.

Determinations Made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology

    Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 
and Anthropology have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Keweenaw Bay 
Indian Community; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians of Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Leech Lake 
Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); and Red Cliff Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. 
Julian Siggers, Director, University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 3260 South 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215) 898-4050, by October 
10, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Bad River Band 
of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River 
Reservation, Wisconsin; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community; Lac Courte 
Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux 
Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White 
Earth Band); and Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 
Wisconsin may proceed.
    The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology is responsible for notifying the Bad River Band of the 
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, 
Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of 
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, 
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community; 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; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little 
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish 
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota (Six components reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); 
Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; 
White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan 
(previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band of 
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Red Cliff Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 
of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; and St. Croix Chippewa Indians 
of Wisconsin that this notice has been published.

    Dated: August 7, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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