[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 61 (Thursday, April 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17196-17197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06655]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031649; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Princeton University, Princeton, 
NJ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Princeton 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 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 Princeton 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 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 Princeton 
University at the address in this notice by May 3, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Bryan R. Just, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, 
NJ 08544, telephone (609) 258-8805, 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 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. The human remains 
were removed from Henry County, IN.
    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 Princeton 
University professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
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; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of 
Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi 
Community, Wisconsin; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; 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; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed 
as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ottawa Tribe of 
Oklahoma;

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Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Ponca Tribe 
of Nebraska; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as 
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Quapaw Nation (previously 
listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 
of Michigan; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Stockbridge 
Munsee Community, Wisconsin; and The Osage Nation (previously listed as 
Osage Tribe) (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
    An invitation to consult was extended to the 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; 
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 
Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, 
Michigan; 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; 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); Peoria Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Red Cliff Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Minnesota; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 
Michigan; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; Turtle 
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; Wyandotte Nation; 
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 Invited Tribes and Groups'').

History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location in Henry County, IN. 
In 2004, Princeton transferred the now defunct Princeton Museum of 
Natural History paleontology collection to Yale University in New 
Haven, CT. On July 30, 2008, someone at Yale identified human remains 
(other number W8211) among the transferred collection and alerted 
Princeton. During the week of February 10, 2020, Princeton retook 
physical custody of the human remains. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Princeton University

    Officials of Princeton University have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on repute.
     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 
the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Miami Tribe 
of Oklahoma; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
     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 Miami Tribe of Oklahoma.
     According to other authoritative government sources, the 
land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the 
aboriginal land of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian 
Community, Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; 
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.); Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Pokagon Band of 
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi 
Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, 
Kansas); and the Shawnee Tribe.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, 
Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian 
Community, Michigan; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Little Shell Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of 
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi 
Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron 
Potawatomi, Inc.); Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 
(previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 
Shawnee Tribe; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin 
(hereafter referred to as ``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 Bryan R. Just, Princeton University Art 
Museum, Princeton, NJ 08544, telephone (609) 258-8805, email 
[email protected], by May 3, 2021. After that date, if no additional 
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 
to The Tribes may proceed.
    Princeton University is responsible for notifying The Consulted 
Tribes, The Invited Tribes and Groups, and The Tribes that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: March 16, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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