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DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains 

should contact the Sheboygan County 

Historical Museum at the address below 

by May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Tamara Lange, Collection 

Coordinator/Registrar, Sheboygan 

County Historical Museum, 3110 Erie 

Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 53081, 

telephone (920) 458–1103. 

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 Sheboygan County Historical 

Museum, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The 

human remains are believed to have 

been removed from an unknown 

location in or adjoining to Sheboygan 

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 Sheboygan 

County Historical Museum 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; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Flandreau Santee Sioux 

Tribe of South Dakota; Fond du Lac 

Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Grand Portage 

Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota; Hannahville Indian 

Community, Michigan; Ho-Chunk 

Nation of Wisconsin; 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; 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; 

Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Oneida 

Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; 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; Sac & Fox Nation of 

Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & 

Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe 

of the Mississippi in Iowa; 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; Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin; Upper 

Sioux Community, Minnesota; White 

Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe, Minnesota; and Winnebago Tribe 

of Nebraska (herein referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date between 1899 

and 1917, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from a site believed to have 

been in or adjoining to Sheboygan 

County, WI, by Dr. Alphonse J. Gerend. 

At least a portion of Dr. Gerend’s 

collection was held at the Public Library 

in Sheboygan with the intention that the 

items be on exhibit there until a 

museum or other appropriate gallery 

was established in the city. At some 

time following the establishment of the 

Sheboygan County Historical Society in 

1923, the Gerend Collection, including 

the human remains, was transferred to 

the custody of the Sheboygan County 

Historical Society & Museum. The exact 

circumstances or date of the transfer are 

unknown. Later efforts by staff at the 

Museum to inventory Dr. Gerend’s 

collection included a 1994 inventory 

where the bone was misclassified as a 

potsherd (SCHM Object Number 

3240.126). A subsequent inventory in 

the fall of 2009 uncovered the 

misidentification. The human remains 

consist of a single cranial fragment. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Sheboygan 

County Historical Museum 

Officials of the Sheboygan County 

Historical Museum have determined 

that: 

• Based upon non-destructive 

physical analysis and the history and 

collecting practices of the donor (Dr. 

Alphonse Gerend), 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. 

• Multiple lines of evidence, 

including treaties, Acts of Congress, and 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Tribes. 

• Other credible lines of evidence 

indicate that 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 Tamara 

Lange, Collection Coordinator/Registrar, 

Sheboygan County Historical Museum, 

3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI 

53081, telephone (920) 458–1103, before 

May 21, 2012. Disposition of the human 

remains to The Tribes may proceed after 

that date if no additional requestors 

come forward. 

The Sheboygan County Historical 

Museum is responsible for notifying The 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Denver 

Department of Anthropology and 

Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO, 

has completed an inventory of human 

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remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian tribes. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains may contact 

the University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Indian tribes 

stated below may occur if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains 

should contact the University of Denver 

Department of Anthropology and 

Museum of Anthropology at the address 

below by May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Anne Amati, University of 

Denver Department of Anthropology 

and Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E. 

Asbury Avenue, Sturm Hall 146, 

Denver, CO 80208–0910, telephone 

(303) 871–2687. 

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 University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO (DUMA). 

The human remains were removed from 

an unknown location. 

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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by DUMA 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California. DUMA sent 

correspondence to all Federally 

recognized tribes in California inviting 

them to consult, including all tribes 

related to the Yokut people (the 

Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi 

Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California; Table Mountain 

Rancheria of California; and the Tule 

River Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California). 

Correspondence in support of the 

assessment and cultural affiliation was 

received from the Enterprise Rancheria 

of Maidu Indians of California; Karuk 

Tribe (formerly the Karuk Tribe of 

California); Paiute-Shoshone Indians of 

the Bishop Community of the Bishop 

Colony, California; and the Sherwood 

Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of 

California. DUMA staff responded to 

follow up questions from the Agua 

Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the 

Aqua Caliente Indian Reservation, 

California, and the Round Valley Indian 

Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, 

California. 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

(DU 6062) representing, at minimum, 

one individual were removed from an 

unknown location in California. The 

human remains came into the 

possession of DUMA at an unknown 

date. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The remains were 

marked ‘‘Digger Indian, California 

Mound Graves.’’ 

At an unknown date, human remains 

(DU 6179) representing, at minimum, 

one individual were removed from an 

unknown location in southern 

California. The human remains came 

into the possession of DUMA at an 

unknown date. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The remains were 

marked ‘‘Digger Indian, So. California 

Mound Graves.’’ 

During consultation, Santa Rosa 

Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria representatives provided 

geographical, archeological, and 

historical evidence to support cultural 

affiliation with the Yokut people. Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria representatives 

provided maps and written descriptions 

identifying the expanse of Yokut 

aboriginal territory in California, from 

the summit of the inner or Mount Diablo 

Range of the Coast Mountains to the 

upper reaches of the Sierra Foothills, 

from the north of Cosumne River basin 

to Tejon Canyon on the east, and from 

Carquinez Strait to Paleta on the west. 

They also provided archeological 

documentation identifying ‘‘Indian 

Mound’’ burial as a cultural aspect of 

the aboriginal Yokut people and 

historical reference for the term ‘‘Digger 

Indian,’’ a slander that was applied to 

many California Indians, including the 

Yokut people. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Denver Department of Anthropology 

and Museum of Anthropology 

Officials of the University of Denver 

Department of Anthropology and 

Museum of Anthropology have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 the Picayune Rancheria of 

Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California; Table 

Mountain Rancheria of California; and 

the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 

River Reservation, California. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Anne Amati, University 

of Denver Department of Anthropology 

and Museum of Anthropology, 2000 E. 

Asbury Avenue, Sturm Hall 146, 

Denver, CO 80208–0910, telephone 

(303) 871–2687, before May 21, 2012. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi 

Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California; Table Mountain 

Rancheria of California; and the Tule 

River Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California, may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The University of Denver Department 

of Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying the Agua Caliente Band of 

Cahuilla Indians of the Aqua Caliente 

Indian Reservation, California; 

Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians 

of California; Karuk Tribe (formerly the 

Karuk Tribe of California); PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop 

Community of the Bishop Colony, 

California; Picayune Rancheria of 

Chukchansi Indians of California; 

Round Valley Indian Tribes of the 

Round Valley Reservation, California; 

Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 

Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; 

Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo 

Indians of California; Table Mountain 

Rancheria of California; and the Tule 

River Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California, that this notice 

has been published. 

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Dated: April 12, 2012. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois 

State Museum, Springfield, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Illinois State Museum 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, and has 

determined that there is a likely cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian tribes. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains may contact 

the Illinois State Museum. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the Indian 

tribes stated below may occur if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains 

should contact the Illinois State 

Museum at the address below by May 

21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert E. Warren, 

Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State 

Museum, 1011 East Ash Street, 

Springfield, IL 62703–3500, telephone 

(217) 524–7903. 

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 Illinois State Museum, Springfield, 

IL. 

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 

within 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 

within this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Illinois State 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians of North 

Carolina; and the United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Prior to 1967, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed by an 

unidentified person or persons from a 

location recorded as ‘‘Big Eddy,’’ ‘‘By-1’’ 

and ‘‘Tennessee.’’ The human remains, 

consisting of one right tibia with healed 

periostitis (possible healed fracture), 

were later transferred to the Dickson 

Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL, and 

placed in the Dickson Pathology 

Collection. In 1967, the Dickson 

Mounds Museum transferred possession 

and control of the human remains to the 

Illinois State Museum (ISM 809 541). 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Museum and historical records 

indicate the cultural affiliation of the 

human remains may be Cherokee. The 

Tennessee Department of Environment 

& Conservation has no listing for a ‘‘Big 

Eddy’’ site in its statewide 

archaeological site file. However, it is 

likely that ‘‘By-1’’ refers to site 40BY1, 

a village site recorded in 1936 near the 

confluence of South Chestuee Creek and 

the Hiwassee River in Bradley County, 

TN. Site 40BY1 is currently mapped 

within the boundaries of two large 

historic Cherokee town sites: Chestoe 

(40BY42) on the left (south) bank of the 

Hiwassee River and Chestuee (40PK2) 

on the right (north) bank. The names of 

the towns were derived from the 

Cherokee term Tsistuyi, meaning 

‘‘Rabbit Place.’’ Chestoe and Chestuee 

were affiliated with the Overhill 

division of Cherokee towns located 

along the Hiwassee and Little Tennessee 

rivers. They may have been occupied as 

early as 1715, when mapmaker John 

Herbert joined Colonel George Chicken 

on a diplomatic mission to the Cherokee 

and documented the towns. The towns 

were destroyed along with nine other 

Overhill Cherokee towns during a 1780 

military campaign led by Colonels 

Arthur Campbell of Virginia and John 

Sevier of Tennessee, but the Cherokee 

apparently reoccupied the towns by 

1799. An archaeological survey has 

confirmed the former existence of a 

village at the site. A small collection of 

pottery sherds collected at the site in 

1936 contains one shell-tempered sherd 

with a rim strip that could represent 

Overhill Cherokee or Mississippian 

occupations. 

A review of the skeletal morphology 

indicates that the individual is likely to 

be Native American. The Cherokee 

Indians are represented by three 

present-day Indian tribes, the Cherokee 

Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians of North Carolina; and 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

Determinations Made by the Illinois 

State Museum, Springfield, IL 

Officials of the Illinois State Museum 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• 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 the Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians of North Carolina; and the 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Robert E. Warren, 

Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State 

Museum, 1011 East Ash Street, 

Springfield, IL 62703–3500, telephone 

(217) 524–7903, before May 21, 2012. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians of North 

Carolina; and the United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Illinois State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Cherokee 

Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians of North Carolina; and 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 

Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

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