[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78692-78693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32456]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
Bemidji, MN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council has completed an
inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian
tribes, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the remains and any present-day Indian tribe. Representatives
of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated
with the human remains may contact the Minnesota Indian Affairs
Council. Disposition of the human remains to the Indian tribes stated
below may occur if no additional requestors come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council at the address below by January 18,
2012.
ADDRESSES: James L. (Jim) Jones, Cultural Resource Director, Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council, 3801 Bemidji Avenue NW., Suite 5, Bemidji, MN
56601, telephone (218) 755-3223.
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 in the
possession of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. The human remains
were removed from Douglas County, MN.
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
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC) professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Bad River Band of the Lake
Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Fond du Lac
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 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, Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Prairie Island
Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska;
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; Upper Sioux Community,
Minnesota; and the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota (hereinafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a private residence located between Lake Cowdry and
Lake Darling, near Alexandria, in Douglas County, MN, during excavation
of a cellar. The human remains were
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transferred to the MIAC (H107). No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
The condition of the human remains suggests an ancient context. Two
additional locations in the immediate area have yielded pre-contact
artifacts, including ceramics and lithic tools. These human remains
have no archeological classification and cannot be associated with any
present-day Indian tribe.
Determinations Made by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
Officials of the MIAC have determined that:
Based on non-destructive physical analysis and catalogue
records, the human remains are Native American.
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, the land from which the Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of The Tribes.
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 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains is to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains or any other Indian tribe
that believes it satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should
contact James L. (Jim) Jones, Cultural Resource Director, Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council, 3801 Bemidji Avenue NW., Suite 5, Bemidji, MN
56601, telephone (218) 755-3223, before January 18, 2012. Disposition
of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed after that date if no
additional requestors come forward.
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council is responsible for notifying
The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 14, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2011-32456 Filed 12-16-11; 8:45 am]
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