[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34713-34716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12111]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033998; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 
Oshkosh, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 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 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. 
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 
Wisconsin Oshkosh at the address in this notice by July 7, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Frie, University of Wisconsin 
Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh,

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WI 54901, telephone (920) 424-1365, 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 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI. The 
human remains were removed from the Bangs Burial Site (47-GL-0187), 
Green Lake County, WI.
    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 Wisconsin Oshkosh professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck 
Indian Reservation, Montana; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe 
of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills 
Indian Community, Michigan; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse 
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of 
Wisconsin; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake 
Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians of Montana; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 
Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Minnesota 
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Fond du Lac Band; Mille Lacs Band; White 
Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan 
(previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Oneida Nation 
(previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin); Onondaga 
Nation; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, 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; 
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 
Minnesota; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; Standing Rock Sioux 
Tribe of North & South Dakota; Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; 
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and one non-federally recognized Indian 
group, the Brothertown Indian Nation.
    An invitation to consult was extended to the Cayuga Nation; 
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South 
Dakota; 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; Crow Creek 
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Hannahville 
Indian Community, Michigan; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo 
Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo 
Reservation in Kansas; 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 River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay 
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower 
Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the 
State of Minnesota; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 
Minnesota (Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake 
Band); Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of 
the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Oneida Indian Nation 
(previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York); Ottawa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Island Indian 
Community in the State of Minnesota; 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; Saint 
Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as St. Regis Band of Mohawk 
Indians of New York); Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Seneca Nation of 
Indians (previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga 
Nation (previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Spirit 
Lake Tribe, North Dakota; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; The 
Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage Tribe); Tonawanda Band of 
Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New 
York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; 
Tuscarora Nation; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Yankton Sioux Tribe 
of South Dakota; 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, all Indian Tribes and groups listed in this section are 
referred to as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups.''

History and Description of the Remains

    Sometime around 1915, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the Bangs Burial Site (47-GL-0187), Green 
Lake County, WI, by J.W. Bangs. The human remains 
(47GL0187_BANGS.0001.HR.0001a through 47GL0187_BANGS.0001.HR.0005a) 
were reportedly taken from the side of a gravel pit, next to a gravely 
knoll. In 1991, William Bangs of Kingston, WI, donated the human 
remains to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The human remains 
belong to a male, whose age is estimated to be older than 40 years. No 
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.

Determinations Made by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

    Officials of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on archeological context and 
biological evidence.
     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 Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; 
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; and 
the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
     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 Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe 
of Kansas and

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Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, 
Oklahoma; and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
     According to other authoritative government sources, the 
land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the 
aboriginal land of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck 
Indian Reservation, Montana; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe 
of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills 
Indian Community, Michigan; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne 
River Reservation, South Dakota; 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; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South 
Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Forest County 
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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; 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 
Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of 
the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community 
in the State of Minnesota; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 
Indians of Michigan; 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); 
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed 
as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as 
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); 
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band 
Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi 
Nation, Kansas); Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of 
Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux 
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation 
of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & 
Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 
Michigan; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 
Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, 
South Dakota; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; Spirit Lake 
Tribe, North Dakota; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Standing 
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Turtle Mountain Band of 
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; and 
the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay 
Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the 
Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; 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; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, 
South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Forest 
County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa 
and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; 
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa 
Tribe of Oklahoma; 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; 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 Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of 
Montana; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South 
Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Match-
e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; 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); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the 
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 
Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine 
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, 
Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; 
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of 
Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Prairie Island Indian Community in the 
State of Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of 
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux 
Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation 
of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & 
Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 
Michigan; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 
Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, 
South Dakota; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; Spirit Lake 
Tribe, North Dakota; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Standing 
Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Turtle Mountain Band of 
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota (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 Adrienne Frie, University of Wisconsin 
Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901, telephone (920) 424-1365, 
email [email protected], by July 7, 2022. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is responsible for notifying 
The Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups that this notice has been 
published.


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    Dated: May 25, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-12111 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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