[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13613-13614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05993]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17743; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The Toledo Zoological Society, 
Toledo, OH

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Toledo Zoological Society has completed an inventory of 
human remains, 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 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 
should submit a written request with information in support of the 
request to the Toledo Zoological Society. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to the Toledo 
Zoological Society at the address in this notice by April 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Mitchell Magdich, Curator of Education, The Toledo 
Zoological Society, P.O. Box 140130, Toledo, OH 43614, telephone (419) 
385-5721, email mitch.edu@toledozoo.org">mitch.edu@toledozoo.org.

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 Toledo Zoological Society. The human remains were 
removed from the Younge site, Lapeer County, MI, and unknown sites in 
Michigan.
    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. 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 Toledo 
Zoological Society professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Grand 
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville 
Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; 
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; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the 
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie 
Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
    Additional requests for consultation were sent to the Bad River 
Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River 
Reservation, Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's 
Reservation, Montana; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Fond du Lac 
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County 
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 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; Leech 
Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band 
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band 
of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas; Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian 
Reservation, California and Arizona; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 
Minnesota; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa 
Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North 
Dakota; White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 
and the Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were excavated from the Younge site (20LP1) in Lapeer County, MI, by 
Ms. Carmen Baggerly. The human remains were likely deposited in the 
University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology by Ms. 
Baggerly after the excavation (the collector's field number [A-427] 
corresponds with a sequence of collector's field numbers of human 
remains from the Younge site formerly under the control of the 
University of Michigan). The remains were transferred to The Toledo 
Zoological Society at an unknown date and assigned catalog number A417. 
The human remains consist of a skull and 16 teeth of a female 
adolescent/young adult 16-20 years of age. There is a post-mortem 
perforation just posterior to the bregma and large plaque removal over 
the sagittal suture on parietals and occipital. Osteologist J. A. Scott 
from the University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, 
examined the remains and determined the cranial non-metric traits are 
indicative of Native American ancestry. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, seven 
individuals were removed from unknown locations, likely in Michigan. 
Toledo Zoological Society (TZS) catalog records indicate that Native 
American remains from at least seven individuals were removed from the 
Younge site (20LP1) in Lapeer County, MI, and deposited in the TZS 
museum collection on an unknown date. Verification is not possible, 
however, since there is no corresponding collector's field number or 
museum catalog number attached with the remains. The human remains were 
identified a fragmentary cranial portion with 14 teeth of indeterminate 
gender of a child age 8.5 to 13.5 years (NFIC_1);

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a cranium with face and 9 teeth including root fragments of a possible 
male adult 25-45 years (NFIC_2); a cranium and mandible only with 30 
total teeth of a female adult 25-50 years (NFIC_3); cranial fragments 
only of a possible adult female (NFIC_4); a cranium with 4 total teeth 
of a possible male adult 20-45 years (NFIC_5); a left femur shaft 
fragments, left talus fragment, and four non-identifiable bone 
fragments of probable Native American ancestry based on archaeological 
appearance of remains (NFIC_6); and a mandible only with 15 total teeth 
of an adult 24-35 years of indeterminate gender (NFIC_7). Osteologist 
J. A. Scott from the University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropological 
Archaeology, examined the remains and determined non-metric traits 
indicate possible Native American ancestry or mixed ancestry. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.

Determinations Made by the Toledo Zoological Society

    Officials of the Toledo Zoological Society have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on an examination by an 
osteologist.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     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 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 were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains 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; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky 
Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed as the Chippewa-Cree 
Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana); Citizen Potawatomi 
Nation, Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage 
Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Traverse Band of 
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, 
Michigan; 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 Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert 
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Leech Lake Band of 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Little River Band of Ottawa 
Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, Michigan; 
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Mille 
Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron 
Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron 
Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 
(previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & 
Arizona; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; 
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian 
Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 
Michigan; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa 
Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North 
Dakota; White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; and 
the Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The 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 should submit a written request with information 
in support of the request to Mitchell Magdich, Curator of Education, 
The Toledo Zoological Society, P.O. Box 140130, Toledo, OH 43614, 
telephone (419) 385-5721, email mitch.edu@toledozoo.org">mitch.edu@toledozoo.org, April 15, 
2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Toledo Zoological Society is responsible for notifying The 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 24, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-05993 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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