[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32779-32780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14566]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028226; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State Police, Lansing, 
MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Michigan State Police (MSP) 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 to the Michigan State Police. 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 Michigan 
State Police at the address in this notice by August 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES:  Hanna Friedlander, Human Remains Analyst, Michigan State 
Police Special Investigation Division--Missing Persons Unit, 7150 
Harris Drive, P.O. Box 30634, Lansing, MI 48821, telephone (517) 242-
5731, 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 under 
the control of the Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI. The human 
remains were removed from the City of Cheboygan, in Cheboygan 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 Michigan 
State Police professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Saginaw 
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians, Michigan.

History and Description of the Remains

    On July 15, 2014, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from their resting spot in Cheboygan, MI. MSP 
Officer Gaylord was dispatched to a private residence in Cheboygan, MI, 
following the report of a possible bone found laying between the 
driveway and the shoulder of the roadway. Upon arrival, the officer 
examined the human remains and sent a photo to the Mclaren Hospital, 
which determined that it was human. The bone is approximately 12 inches 
long with a cut/slot in the ball/shoulder end and a hole in the elbow 
end. The bone was transferred to Dr. Todd Fenton and his then student 
Caitlin Vogelsberg for analysis. They concluded the bone--a humerus--
was prehistoric Native American in origin, based on FORDISC 3.1 (Jantz 
and Ousley 2005) and a five-way discriminant function analysis 
algorithm. The human remains are probably female, based on epicondylar 
breadth, maximum length, and vertical head diameter (Dittrick and 
Suchey 1986), and belong to an adult over the age of 15, based on 
epiphyseal fusion (Baker, Dupras, and Tocheri 2005). There is noted 
slight osteoarthritic lipping on the humeral head border (Ortner 2003). 
The stature was calculated on FORDISC as well, noting the individual to 
be 60.9-67.0 inches tall. Following analysis, the human remains 
(MSP073-000-3548-14) were returned to MSP custody. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Michigan State Police

    Officials of the Michigan State Police have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on FORDSIC 3.1 (Jantz and 
Ousley 2005) software, which uses a five-way discriminant function 
analysis algorithm.
     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.
     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

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the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of 
the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, 
Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana 
(previously listed as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's 
Reservation, Montana); Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa 
Indians, 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 the Lac du Flambeau 
Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 
Indians, Michigan; 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); 
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; 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; and the Turtle Mountain Band of 
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota (hereafter referred to as ``The 
Tribes'').
     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 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 Hanna Friedlander, Michigan State Police 
Special Investigation Division--Missing Persons Unit, 7150 Harris 
Drive, P.O. Box 30634, Lansing, MI 48821, telephone (517) 242-5731, 
email [email protected], by August 8, 2019. After that date, if 
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Michigan State Police is responsible for notifying The Tribes 
that this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 14, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-14566 Filed 7-8-19; 8:45 am]
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