[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29302-29304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11085]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20924; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology 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
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of these human remains should submit a written request to the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 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
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the address in
this notice by June 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, Director, University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
telephone (215) 898-4050.
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 Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were removed from
Wayne 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
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of Chippewa
Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana (previously listed
as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana);
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 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); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Wyandotte Nation; and with the Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural
Preservation & Repatriation Alliance, a non-federally recognized
entity, representing the following federally recognized tribes: 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 the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, Michigan, hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.''
The following tribes were invited to consult but did not respond:
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Forest County Potawatomi Community,
Wisconsin; 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; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nations (previously listed as the Prairie Band
of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota;
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota,
hereafter referred to as ``The Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1844, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
(97-606-1270) were removed from a mound located near Detroit, Wayne
County, MI. The human remains were removed by Lieutenant Montgomery C.
Meigs during the construction of Fort Wayne by the Army Corps of
Engineers. The area selected for the Fort was the site of a
``prehistoric complex of earthworks, especially burial mounds''
(Grosscup 1999: 332).
The Springwells Mound Group as it is known is represented by three
mounds, the mound located near the Springwells Copper Works (Michigan
site number WN-3), the Fort Wayne Mound (WN-1), and the Central Mound
(WN-5) located just east of Fort Wayne. Another mound directly opposite
(Carsten Mound) and the Great Mound at the mouth of the Rouge River
probably relate to the mounds at Springwells. These human remains
likely originated from one of the three mounds located on or near Fort
Wayne. The mounds date to early-late Late Woodland Periods. The human
remains include the cranium and mandible of a single female estimated
to be 35-50 years old.
Lt. Meigs sent the human remains to Dr. Samuel G. Morton for
inclusion in his study of human crania prior to 1846. In 1853, Dr.
Morton's collection, including the human remains described above, was
purchased from Dr. Morton's estate and formally presented to the
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. In 1966, Dr. Morton's
collection was loaned to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology. In 1997, the collection was formally
gifted to the University of Pennsylvania Museum. No known individuals
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on their examination by a
physical anthropologist, their recovery from a known archeological site
complex, museum documents, and published records.
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.
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 Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to The Consulted Tribes and The Invited 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 Dr. Julian Siggers,
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260
South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone (215) 898-4050 by June
10, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Consulted and
Invited Tribes may proceed.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes and The
Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 21, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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