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Osteological characteristics indicate 

that the individual is Native American. 

Based on the associated funerary object, 

the interment most likely dates to the 

late Woodland period or later (A.D. 

1000–1650). Oral tradition and 

historical documentation indicate that 

Rumford in Providence County, RI, is 

located within the aboriginal and 

historic homeland of the Narragansett 

Indian Tribe. Oral history provided 

during consultation with the 

Narragansett Indian Tribe confirms that 

the individual is Narragansett. 

In 1953, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Charleston in Washington 

County, RI, by an unknown individual, 

and were donated to Rudolf F. 

Haffenreffer. The human remains 

comprise a nearly complete female 

skeleton. No known individuals were 

identified. The five associated funerary 

objects are one quartz flake, one quahog 

shell and three copper sheet fragments. 

Osteological characteristics indicate 

that the individual is Native American. 

Based on the associated funerary 

objects, the interment most likely dates 

to the Historic Contact period (post 

–A.D. 1500). The three copper sheet 

fragments confirm a post-contact date. 

Oral tradition and historical 

documentation indicate that Charleston 

in Washington County, RI, is located 

within the aboriginal and historic 

homeland of the Narragansett Indian 

Tribe. Oral history provided during 

consultation with the Narragansett 

Indian Tribe confirms that the 

individual is Narragansett. 

Determinations Made by the 

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 

Brown University 

Officials of the Haffenreffer Museum 

of Anthropology, Brown University 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 10 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 24 objects described in this notice 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed with or near individual human 

remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Narragansett Indian Tribe. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Thierry Gentis, NAGPRA 

Coordinator c/o. Haffenreffer Museum 

of Anthropology, Brown University, 300 

Tower Street, Bristol, RI 02809, 

telephone (401) 863–5700, email 

thierry_gentis@brown.edu, by October 

10, 2018. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Narragansett Indian Tribe 

may proceed. 

The Haffenreffer Museum of 

Anthropology, Brown University, is 

responsible for notifying the 

Narragansett Indian Tribe that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Michigan 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains and an associated funerary 

object, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary object and 

present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or 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 and associated 

funerary object should submit a written 

request to the University of Michigan. If 

no additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary object to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

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 and associated funerary 

object should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the University of Michigan at 

the address in this notice by October 10, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA 

Project Manager, University of 

Michigan, Office of Research, 4080 

Fleming Building, 503 Thompson 

Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1340, 

telephone (734) 647–9085, email 

bsecunda@umich.edu. 

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 and associated 

funerary object under the control of the 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary object were removed from the 

Riverside Cemetery site (20ME1), 

Menominee 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). 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 and 

associated funerary object. 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 

Michigan Museum of Anthropological 

Archeology (UMMAA) professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Hannahville Indian Community, 

Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert 

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians of Michigan; Match-e-be-nashshe-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians 

of Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of 

Wisconsin; Nottawaseppi Huron Band 

of the Potawatomi, Michigan 

(previously listed as the Huron 

Potawatomi, Inc.); and Pokagon Band of 

Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and 

Indiana (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

Requests for consultation were also 

sent to the 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 

the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana); 

Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; 


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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; 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); Prairie Band Potawatomi 

Nation (previously listed as the Prairie 

Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 

Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian 

Reservation, California & Arizona; 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; and 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes Invited to 

Consult’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1956–57, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

Riverside Cemetery site (20ME1), in 

Menominee County, MI, during 

excavations conducted by UMMAA 

archeologist, A.C. Spaulding. Riverside 

Cemetery is a multi-component site that 

has evidence of occupation dating from 

the Late Archaic (2550–300 B.C.) and 

Late Woodland Periods (A.D. 500– 

1100). Carbon 14 analysis of a burial 

feature excavated from the site 

produced a date of A.D. 650 +/¥200 

years for these human remains. The 

burial included one adult of 

indeterminate sex. No known 

individuals were identified. The one 

associated funerary object is a copper 

fragment of irregular shape. 

The human remains have been 

determined to be Native American 

based on dental traits. A relationship of 

shared group identity can be reasonably 

traced between the Native American 

human remains from this site and the 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, 

based on the site’s location within the 

lands traditionally occupied by the 

Menominee. Moreover, the Menominee 

were most likely the predominant tribe 

in the vicinity of the site during the date 

range for this burial, according to oral 

tradition and historical accounts. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Michigan 

Officials of the University of Michigan 

have determined that: 

• 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(3)(A), 

the one object described in this notice 

is reasonably believed to have been 

placed with or near individual human 

remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary object 

and the Menominee Indian Tribe of 

Wisconsin. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 

funerary object should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Ben Secunda, 

NAGPRA Project Manager, University of 

Michigan, Office of Research, 4080 

Fleming Building, 503 Thompson 

Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1340, 

telephone (734) 647–9085, email 

bsecunda@umich.edu, by October 10, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary object to the 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin 

may proceed. 

The University of Michigan is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes and The Tribes Invited to Consult 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: State 

Historical Society of North Dakota, 

Bismarck, ND 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The State Historical Society of 

North Dakota has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, 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 associated 

funerary objects 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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the State Historical Society of 

North Dakota. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the State Historical Society of 

North Dakota at the address in this 

notice by October 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Wendi Field Murray, State 

Historical Society of North Dakota, 612 

East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 

58505, telephone (701) 328–3506, email 

wmurray@nd.gov. 

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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

State Historical Society of North Dakota, 

Bismarck, ND. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from an unknown location in 

western North Dakota. 

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 and associated funerary objects. 

The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by the State Historical Society 

of North Dakota professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Crow Tribe of Montana; Lower Sioux 

Indian Community in the State of 

Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of 

the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 


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