[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57227-57230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20292]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030671; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East 
Lansing, MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Michigan State University 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 Tribes 
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 Michigan State University. 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 Tribes 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 Michigan State 
University at the address in this notice by October 15, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Judith Stoddart, Associate Provost for University 
Collections and Arts Initiatives, Michigan State

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University, 466 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824-1044, telephone 
(517) 432-2524, 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 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. The human 
remains were removed from Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, and 
Kalamazoo Counties, 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 Michigan 
State University 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 Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw 
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; and two non-federally recognized Indian 
groups, the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and the 
Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians (hereafter referred to as ``The 
Consulted Tribes and Groups'').
    An invitation to consult was extended to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe 
of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Chippewa Cree 
Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed as 
the Chippewa-Cree Indians of Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana); Citizen 
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe 
of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 
Community, Wisconsin; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo 
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe 
of Oklahoma; 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; Little Shell Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Miami 
Tribe of 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); 
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie 
Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi 
Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac & Fox 
Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; 
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Seneca Nation of Indians 
(previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation 
(previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe; 
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of 
Wisconsin; Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of 
Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New 
York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and 
the Wyandotte Nation, hereafter referred to as ``The Invited Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a ``Mound near Thornapple River'' in Barry 
County, MI. The human remains (2004.46.2) were collected and kept as 
part of the Chapman Collection in Middleville, Michigan. The human 
remains were then acquired by Kalamazoo resident, Donald Boudeman, who 
collected Southwest Native American material culture in the first half 
of the twentieth century. In July 1961, years after her husband's 
death, Donna Boudeman donated the human remains and parts of Mr. 
Boudeman's collection to Michigan State University Museum. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the west bank of the St. Joseph River, one 
mile north of Moccasin Bluff in Buchanan, Berrien County, MI. The human 
remains (6365 CW) were discovered on a farm occupying a former Native 
American burial ground. Paul Wynn, the property owner, gave the remains 
to Eugene Davis who, in turn, gave the human remains to the Chamberlain 
Memorial Museum in Three Oaks, Michigan. (The Chamberlain Memorial 
Museum was founded in 1916 by Mr. Edward K. Warren.) In September of 
1952, Michigan State College Museum (now Michigan State University 
Museum) acquired the contents of the Chamberlain Memorial Museum from 
Fred P. Warren, President of the Board of Trustees of the E. K. Warren 
Foundation. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a high bank of Hickory Creek where it 
meets the St. Joseph River, near St. Joseph, Berrien County, MI. The 
human remains (6453 CW, 54316) became part of the William Bard 
Collection, which was acquired by the Chamberlain Memorial Museum in 
Three Oaks, Michigan. In September of 1952, Michigan State College 
Museum (now Michigan State University Museum) acquired the contents of 
the Chamberlain Memorial Museum. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unidentified location in Branch County, 
MI. The human remains (2004.46.1) were acquired by Kalamazoo resident, 
Donald Boudeman, who collected Southwest Native American material 
culture in the first half of the twentieth century. In July of 1961, 
years after her husband's death, Donna Boudeman donated the human 
remains and parts of Mr. Boudeman's collection to Michigan State 
University Museum. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed by an unknown individual from a mound near Duck 
Lake (20CA16), Calhoun County, MI. The individual transferred the human 
remains (1645.12.10 A, 1645.12.10 B, 1645.12.10 C, 633 M) to the 
Chamberlain Memorial Museum in Three Oaks, Michigan. In September of 
1952, Michigan State College Museum

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(now Michigan State University Museum) acquired the contents of the 
Chamberlain Memorial Museum. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, MI. The human 
remains (2004.46.74) were acquired by Kalamazoo resident, Donald 
Boudeman, who collected Southwest Native American material culture in 
the first half of the twentieth century. In July of 1961, years after 
her husband's death, Donna Boudeman donated the human remains and parts 
of Mr. Boudeman's collection to Michigan State University Museum. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.

Determinations Made by Michigan State University

    Officials of Michigan State University have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on biological evidence and 
museum records.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of six 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 Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 
Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Match-e-
be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi 
Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron 
Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and 
Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie 
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); and 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; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's 
Reservation, Montana (previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the 
Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana); Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; 
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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 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 Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; 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 component 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 Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; 
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of 
Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 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.
     According to other authoritative government sources, the 
land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the 
aboriginal land of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to 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 Chippewa-Cree Indians of the 
Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana); Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; 
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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 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 Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little 
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish 
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of 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); Nottawaseppi Huron Band 
of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, 
Inc.); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 
Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed 
as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 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 Affiliated Tribes'').

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Representatives of any Indian Tribes 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 Judith Stoddart, 
Associate Provost for University Collections and Arts Initiatives, 
Michigan State University, 466 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824-
1044, telephone (517) 432-2524, email [email protected], by October 15, 
2020. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to The Affiliated Tribes may 
proceed. If joined to a request from one or more of The Affiliated 
Tribes, the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians, a non-federally 
recognized Indian group, may receive transfer of control of the human 
remains.
    Michigan State University is responsible for notifying The 
Affiliated Tribes, The Consulted Tribes and Groups, and The Invited 
Tribes that this notice has been published.


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    Dated: August 14, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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