[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29302-29304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11085]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20924; 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 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

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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 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 University of 
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the address in 
this notice by June 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, Director, 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 of Archaeology and 
Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were removed from 
Wayne 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) 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 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); 
Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; 
White Earth Band); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and 
Indiana; Wyandotte Nation; and with the Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural 
Preservation & Repatriation Alliance, a non-federally recognized 
entity, representing the following federally recognized tribes: 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, hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.''
    The following tribes were invited to consult but did not respond: 
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the 
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Forest County Potawatomi Community, 
Wisconsin; 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; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nations (previously listed as the Prairie Band 
of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 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, 
hereafter referred to as ``The Invited Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1844, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
(97-606-1270) were removed from a mound located near Detroit, Wayne 
County, MI. The human remains were removed by Lieutenant Montgomery C. 
Meigs during the construction of Fort Wayne by the Army Corps of 
Engineers. The area selected for the Fort was the site of a 
``prehistoric complex of earthworks, especially burial mounds'' 
(Grosscup 1999: 332).
    The Springwells Mound Group as it is known is represented by three 
mounds, the mound located near the Springwells Copper Works (Michigan 
site number WN-3), the Fort Wayne Mound (WN-1), and the Central Mound 
(WN-5) located just east of Fort Wayne. Another mound directly opposite 
(Carsten Mound) and the Great Mound at the mouth of the Rouge River 
probably relate to the mounds at Springwells. These human remains 
likely originated from one of the three mounds located on or near Fort 
Wayne. The mounds date to early-late Late Woodland Periods. The human 
remains include the cranium and mandible of a single female estimated 
to be 35-50 years old.
    Lt. Meigs sent the human remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton for 
inclusion in his study of human crania prior to 1846. In 1853, Dr. 
Morton's collection, including the human remains described above, was 
purchased from Dr. Morton's estate and formally presented to the 
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. In 1966, Dr. Morton's 
collection was loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology. In 1997, the collection was formally 
gifted to the University of Pennsylvania Museum. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

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 are Native American based on their examination by a 
physical anthropologist, their recovery from a known archeological site 
complex, museum documents, and published records.
     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), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
     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 Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Consulted Tribes and The Invited 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 Dr. Julian Siggers,

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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215) 898-4050 by June 
10, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Consulted and 
Invited Tribes may proceed.
    The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes and The 
Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-11085 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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