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Determinations Made by California 

State University, Sacramento 

Officials of California State 

University, Sacramento have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 7 

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 Cachil DeHe Band of 

Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian 

Community of the Colusa Rancheria, 

California; Cortina Indian Rancheria of 

Wintun Indians of California; and Yocha 

Dehe Wintun Nation, California 

(previously listed as the Rumsey Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California). 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Orn 

Bodvarsson, Dean of the College of 

Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary 

Studies, CSUS, 6000 J Street, 

Sacramento, CA 95819–6109, telephone 

(916) 278–4864, email obbodvarsson@

csus.edu, by March 6, 2015. After that 

date, if no additional requestors have 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Cachil DeHe 

Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa 

Indian Community of the Colusa 

Rancheria, California; Cortina Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California; and Yocha Dehe Wintun 

Nation, California (previously listed as 

the Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun 

Indians of California) may proceed. 

California State University, 

Sacramento is responsible for notifying 

the Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun 

Indians of the Colusa Indian 

Community of the Colusa Rancheria, 

California; Cortina Indian Rancheria of 

Wintun Indians of California; and Yocha 

Dehe Wintun Nation, California 

(previously listed as the Rumsey Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun Indians of 

California) that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: December 29, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02226 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17375; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Grand 

Valley State University, Allendale, MI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Grand Valley State University 

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 Grand Valley State 

University. 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 Grand Valley State University 

at the address in this notice by March 

6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Janet G. Brashler, 

Professor and Curator of Anthropology, 

Department of Anthropology, Grand 

Valley State University, 1 Campus 

Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, telephone 

(616) 331–3694, email brashlej@

gvsu.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 objects under the control of 

Grand Valley State University. The 

human remains were removed from 

Allegan, Kent, Mecosta, Missaukee, 

Newago, and Ottawa counties and two 

unknown locations in 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 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 Grand Valley State 

University’s professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Hannahville Indian Community, 

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; and 

the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the 

Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed 

as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.). 

Additional requests for consultation 

were sent to the Absentee-Shawnee 

Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River 

Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians of the Bad River 

Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills 

Indian Community, Michigan; Bois 

Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; ChippewaCree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s 

Reservation, Montana; Citizen 

Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe 

of Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 

Forest County Potawatomi Community, 

Wisconsin; Grand Portage Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians, 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; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe, Minnesota; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Mille Lacs Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 

Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe 

of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band 

of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and 

Indiana; 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 

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Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians of Wisconsin; 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; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 

of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca 

Nation of Indians (previously listed as 

the Seneca Nation of New York); 

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously 

listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Indians of New York); Turtle Mountain 

Band of Chippewa Indians of North 

Dakota; White Earth Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 

and the Wyandotte Nation. Hereafter, all 

tribes listed in this section are referred 

to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’ 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date prior to 1978, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, four individuals were 

removed from the Akershock/Smith 

Mounds (20NE118) in Newaygo County, 

MI. It is not known how the remains 

came to be in the Grand Valley State 

University Anthropology Lab (GVSUAL) 

collections; however, several sites in 

Newaygo County were excavated before 

1970 by avocational archeologists and 

donated to Grand Valley State 

University (GVSU). The four individuals 

include an adult, probably female, an 

infant of undetermined age, a juvenile of 

undetermined age, and a sub adult. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

remains likely date to the Late 

Woodland (A.D. 900–1400) based on 

diagnostic objects. The 144 associated 

funerary objects are from mound fill and 

include 65 flint chips, two rocks, two 

soils samples, three soil and red ocher 

samples, one piece charred material, 54 

body sherds, two rim sherds, one piece 

of slate, 11 animal bones, two cores, and 

one possible pipe fragment. 

In 1968, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from the Hammon Mounds 

(20NE216) in Newaygo County, MI. The 

site, consisting of at least two mounds, 

was excavated by avocational 

archeologists prior to their demolition. 

The remains were donated to GVSU in 

1981. The three individuals include two 

adults (one probably male, the other of 

unknown sex) and one juvenile. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

remains likely date to the Middle to Late 

Woodland (100 B.C. to A.D. 1400) based 

on associated diagnostic objects. The 16 

associated funerary objects include 2 

copper awls with bone or wood handle 

fragments, 12 ceramic body sherds, and 

2 animal bone fragments. 

In May 1977, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed by campers 

from the ‘‘Houghton Lake Site’’ also 

known as the ‘‘M–55 burial’’ (20MA28) 

in Missaukee County, MI, and brought 

to GVSU for review by Richard 

Flanders. In September 1977, GVSU 

anthropology personnel conducted a 

salvage excavation of the original burial 

pit. All of the remains and associated 

artifacts were donated to GVSUAL. The 

individual is an adult male, probably 

25–30 years of age, with evidence of 

extreme physical activity in left femur 

and possible trauma to skull. No known 

individuals were identified. The 

remains date to the historic fur trade era 

(A.D. 1700–1850, likely toward the 

earlier part of the time period) based on 

the associated funerary objects. The 

1,278 associated funerary objects 

include 1,266 glass beads (29 quahog 

purple white shell beads, 889 semi 

translucent dark blue tubular glass 

beads, 59 light blue tubular glass beads, 

21 milky white tubular glass beads, and 

268 black seed beads); one brass or 

copper trade kettle; two knives, tang and 

blade fragments, with a wooden handle 

and a bone handle; two circular silver 

broaches; one fragment of a silver 

tinkling cone; one strike-a-light; one 

iron ax; one tubular sandstone pipe 

(possibly prehistoric); two conical cup 

shaped bone artifacts with carved sides; 

and one hollow bird bone wrapped with 

sinew. 

In October 1975, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 14 

individuals, were discovered by Eugene 

Knobloch while plowing his farm in 

Allegan County, MI. Knobloch 

contacted Dr. Richard Flanders at GVSU 

(then Grand Valley State Colleges), and 

between 1976 and 1978, GVSU 

conducted field excavations at the site, 

known as the Knobloch site (20AE633) 

under the direction of Dr. Richard 

Flanders. The landowner donated the 

collection to GVSU where most of the 

remains were curated as a site number. 

Field notes and preliminary analysis 

suggested the presence of 23 

uncremated individuals and possibly 8 

cremated individuals. A re-examination 

of the remains in 2011 indicate that 

human remains include uncremated 

remains of six adults (one adult male, 

two adult females and three adults of 

indeterminate sex); four juveniles of 

indeterminate sex; and four infants, one 

of which is possibly a late term fetus. 

No known individuals were identified. 

The site also included an ossuary with 

32,384 fragments of bone that could not 

be used to calculate an accurate MNI. 

Two radio carbon dates (uncalibrated 

A.D. 1440±90 and A.D. 1140±90) 

indicate a Late Woodland age for the 

site. Nearby artifacts include ceramic 

and lithic diagnostics, which date to the 

Late Woodland. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Between September 1994 and 

September 1995, human remains 

representing, at minimum, six 

individuals (at least one adult male, two 

adult females and three indeterminant 

adults) were discovered by John Koster 

while dredging for black dirt and gravel. 

Initial analysis of the remains in 1995 

by Dr. Robert Sundick of Western 

Michigan University confirmed that the 

remains were Native American. 

Subsequent analysis indicated that four 

of the five individuals suffered from 

osteoarthritis and significantly worn 

dentition. No known individuals were 

identified. No age determination was 

possible given disturbed context, 

however, it is possible that these 

remains are middle Holocene in age 

(circa 5500 B.P.) based on their possible 

geological context in a peat/marl 

deposit. No associated funerary objects 

were present, though a single Archaic 

period projectile point was recovered 

from the surface approximately 50 m 

from the disturbed remains. 

On an unknown date between 1964 

and 1990, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

recovered from an unknown location in 

Kent County, MI, most likely in the 

vicinity of Lowell, MI. The remains are 

from an adult male in good health. 

There are no notes in the GVSUAL files 

related to the discovery, excavation, or 

donation of the remains to the lab. No 

date or time period for the remains 

could be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1978, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one adult individual were 

recovered from a load of dirt and gravel 

deposited on a road near Paris in 

Mecosta County, MI. The remains, a 

portion of a skull of one adult male, 

were recovered by the Mecosta County 

Sherriff, and the source of the gravel 

traced to a local gravel pit which was 

searched for additional remains. None 

were found. The skull was sent to the 

Michigan State Police Lab for 

identification and was donated to the 

GVSUAL at an unknown date. No date 

or time period for the remains could be 

established. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1964, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

removed from the basement excavation 

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of the Myers Lake site (20KT185) in 

Kent County, MI. The local police and 

W.D. Frankforter of the Public Museum 

of Grand Rapids were notified. 

Frankforter visited the site and 

recovered additional remains, and 

subsequently the landowner found 

additional remains, which he turned 

over to the Public Museum of Grand 

Rapids. Sometime between 1964 and 

1989, the remains of one adult male and 

one adult of undetermined sex were 

donated by the Museum to the 

GVSUAL. The remains probably date to 

the Late Woodland time period (A.D. 

500–1400) based on diagnostic ceramics 

found with the remains. No known 

individuals were identified. The one 

associated funerary object is a partially 

reconstructed ceramic vessel. 

Between 1963 and 1964, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were recovered from Norton 

Mounds (20KT1) in Kent County, MI. 

The remains of a single infant, 10–18 

months in age, were most likely 

recovered during excavations by the 

University of Michigan at Norton 

Mounds. The majority of the remains 

from Norton Mounds were housed at the 

Public Museum of Grand Rapids, with 

the exception of this single individual, 

which was donated to the GVSUAL at 

some time between 1964 and 1989. 

There is no record of donation, however 

W.D. Frankforter, Director of the Public 

Museum, and Richard Flanders of 

GVSU worked collaboratively on a 

number of projects. Norton Mounds is a 

Middle Woodland burial location dating 

to between 100 B.C. and A.D. 200 based 

on radiocarbon dates, diagnostic 

ceramics, and lithics. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In June 1969, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 11 

individuals were excavated at the 

Paggeot Site (20OT89) in Ottawa 

County, MI. Children discovered 

remains eroding into the Grand River 

and other remains were discovered in 

the process of construction of a sewer 

pipe. The largely disturbed remains of 

eight adults (at least two males, one 

possible female, one possible male 21– 

45 years old, and four individuals of 

undetermined sex); one sub-adult; and 

two infants (one 6–18 months and one 

16–32 months) were excavated under 

the direction of W. D. Frankforter of the 

Public Museum of Grand Rapids. All of 

the human remains and a portion of the 

associated funerary objects were 

donated to the GVSUAL between 1970 

and 1989. In 1987, the current 

landowner donated additional remains 

recovered from the site. There were no 

notes in the GVSUAL collection 

documenting burial position or specific 

artifact associations. Associated 

diagnostic artifacts suggest that the 

remains date to the later Middle 

Woodland period between A.D. 100 and 

300. No known individuals were 

identified. The 26 associated funerary 

objects are two split and pointed deer 

metapodial pins, one deer antler tine, 

one deer long bone section, one lot of 

fragments of a single turtle carapace, 20 

freshwater pearl beads, and one 

Busycon contrarium shell dipper. 

In late May 1977, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 6 individuals 

were removed from the Rice Lake site 

(20NE219) in Newaygo County, MI. The 

disturbed remains were exposed on the 

surface of a sand pit. Staff from Grand 

Valley State University under the 

direction of Richard Flanders collected 

the remains of five adults (one male 25– 

35, one older adult male, and three 

individuals of undetermined sex) and 

one sub adult individual approximately 

15 years of age. One of the individuals 

shows unusual modification to the 

calvarium. Documents in the collections 

at GVSUAL suggest that the grooves are 

possibly consistent with bear mauling, 

though evidence was not conclusive. 

The position of burials was not clear 

because they were eroded, but the 

possibility of their being bundle burials 

is suggested in notes on file. The date 

and/or time period for these remains is 

unclear. Shovel tests in the vicinity of 

the remains indicated presence of Late 

Woodland (A.D. 500–1400) ceramics 

and lithics, but these are not directly 

associated with the remains and are not 

funerary objects. Further, a horse pelvis 

was recovered in the same context 

suggesting the possibility that the 

remains could be historic; however, no 

other historic materials were recovered 

from the area. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1929, 1956, or on April 29, 1958, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 10 individuals were removed 

from Saugatuck City Hall in Allegan 

County, MI. Remains from the site 

(20AE01) were documented originally 

in 1937 by George Quimby, then at the 

University of Michigan. In 1956, 

remains were recovered by the Grand 

Rapids Public Museum. In 1958, 

additional remains were recovered 

during excavation of a sewer trench a 

few meters south of the city hall. Notes 

on file at GVSUAL suggest that 

avocational archeologist members of the 

Wright L. Coffinberry Chapter of the 

Michigan Archaeological Society were 

involved in identification of the 1958 

remains. In 1958, some or all of the 

remains were reported to be located in 

the Saugatuck City Hall. One report 

suggests these were later buried in an 

unknown cemetery in Saugatuck. 

Sometime between 1964 and 1989, 

human remains from one of these 

excavations were donated to the 

GVSUAL, however, there is no record of 

donation. The GVSUAL remains include 

an infant, four sub-adults, four middle 

aged (two male, two female) 

individuals, and one adult individual of 

indeterminate age. A small number of 

cremation remains were recovered for 

which no MNI was calculated. One of 

the sub-adult crania shows cut marks on 

frontal bone and parietal bone and in 

short strikes circumferentially around 

the skull consistent with marks of a 

scalping. Examination of the cut marks 

suggests the scalping was conducted 

peri-mortem. In addition one scapula 

indicates an anterior dislocation. Two 

femur (a right and a left) display round 

holes drilled post mortem. One report 

by Emmerson Greenman, who visited 

the site in 1956, suggested that the 

remains were Hopewell based on a flint 

blade recovered from ‘‘inside of the 

body.’’ Reports in GVSUAL and 

University of Michigan (UMMA) files, 

suggest that some of the Saugatuck 

remains date to the late fur trade era, 

most likely during the American Period 

between A.D. 1791 and 1850 

approximately. Oral history suggests the 

location was a cemetery for the 

Potawatomi and by this time, the 

Potawatomi historically occupied the 

area of Michigan south of the Grand 

River where Saugatuck is located. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1967, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 22 individuals were 

removed from the Schooley A Mound 

(20NE218) in Newaygo County, MI. The 

site was excavated by members of the 

Newaygo Chapter of the Michigan 

Archaeological Society with assistance 

by Richard Flanders of GVSU. The 

human remains include 16 adults (three 

possible males, three males 35–50 years 

in age, one possible female, and nine 

individuals of indeterminate sex); four 

sub adults (two 15 year olds and two of 

indeterminate age); one infant; and one 

pre-natal infant that were donated to 

GVSUAL sometime after 1967 and 

before 1981. Burials occured at four 

places in the mound, with one relatively 

intact burial in a flexed position, and 

three areas where multiple individuals 

were interred including one area where 

cremains were deposited suggesting 

multiple internment episodes. The Late 

Woodland (A.D. 500–1200) date and 

time period for the remains is based on 

projectile points and five diagnostic 

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right angle clay elbow pipes included in 

the mound. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In June 1967, human remains 

representing, at minimum, five 

individuals were removed from the 

Schrader Mound (20NE217) in Newaygo 

County, MI. The site was excavated by 

members of the Newaygo Chapter of the 

Michigan Archaeological Society. The 

human remains include 5 adults (one 

probable male 27–44 and four adults of 

undetermined sex). At least two 

individuals were cremated and three 

individuals were not cremated. The 

human remains were donated to GVSU 

sometime after 1967 and before 1989. 

Artifacts from the site were retained by 

private individuals. The site dates to the 

Woodland Period (100 B.C. to A.D. 

1400) based on notes in the GVSUAL 

files. Given the shape and size of the 

mound, it is likely that the remains date 

to the Late Woodland (A.D. 500–1400). 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

On October 12, 1972, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the G. 

Sharphorn property in Ottawa County, 

MI. The remains of one 15 year old, 

probable female, were identified by 

workmen during construction and were 

removed by staff from GVSU under the 

supervision of Richard Flanders in 

consultation with the Ottawa County 

Sherriff. The relatively complete burial 

was donated to GVSU. No date or time 

period could be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Between 1966 and 1969, human 

remains representing, at minimum, four 

individuals, were removed from the 

Spoonville site (20OT1), in Ottawa 

County, MI. The site was previously 

excavated in 1962 by Richard Flanders, 

then of UMMA (collections and 

funerary objects from this excavation 

were curated at UMMA). The human 

remains in the GVSUAL include one 

adult male, two adults of unidentified 

sex, and one sub-adult which were 

recovered by Flanders (who was by 

1964 at GVSU). At this time, one of the 

mounds was being leveled for 

construction of a residence. The 

landowner donated the human remains 

to GVSU and kept associated funerary 

objects. The burials were recovered from 

a Hopewellian Middle Woodland period 

mound dating between A.D. 1 and A.D. 

400. No known individuals were 

identified. No known associated 

funerary objects are in the GVSUAL 

collection. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, four 

individuals were removed from the 

Virginianus site at an unknown location 

presumably in Michigan. Three 

individuals are adult of undetermined 

sex and one individual is a juvenile. 

There are no records in the GVSUAL 

archeological site files or any other state 

site files. There is no record of donation. 

No date or time period for the human 

remains could be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from an 

unknown site, presumably in Michigan. 

Two adult individuals are represented, 

one possible male and one probable 

male. Possible cut marks are present on 

the left side of one mandible. No records 

are available for these remains. No date 

or time period for the human remains 

could be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In March 1997, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from the 

Emshwiller property in Ottawa County, 

MI. The remains of three adults (one of 

which is possibly male, the other two of 

undetermined sex) were collected by 

Detective James Brack of the Ottawa 

County Sherriff Department upon being 

discovered during excavation of a 

basement. Detective Brack subsequently 

delivered the remains to the GVSUAL. 

No date or time period for the human 

remains could be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In October 1999 and in March 2000, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, four individuals were 

removed from the Vanderstel property 

(20OT296) in Ottawa County MI. The 

remains were discovered by a heavy 

equipment operator who was digging a 

foundation for a residence. The Ottawa 

County Sherriff was given the remains 

of one individual who brought them to 

GVSUAL to determine if they were 

Native American. Subsequently, two 

burial pits were identified by the 

operator, and Drs. Kimmarie Murphy, 

Bruce Hardy and Janet Brashler 

excavated the remains. In the spring, a 

fourth burial pit with a single individual 

was located and excavated from the 

planned septic field for the residence. 

The remains include four discrete 

burials in pit features excavated into a 

previously occupied Late Woodland 

archeological site dating to the 12th 

century based on a radiocarbon date 

from the site. Burial 1 was a young adult 

female. Burial 2 (young adult male) was 

disturbed by equipment. Burial 3 was a 

young adult female. Burial 4 was an 

adult female between 25 and 40. The 

date and time for the human remains is 

established based on a series of 

radiocarbon dates from associated 

materials and from the presence of 

European brass associated with Burials 

1 and 2. Radiocarbon dates suggest a 

date between A.D. 1590 and 1620, an 

early date for European brass in the 

Great Lakes. No known individuals 

were identified. Eight associated 

funerary objects include: From Burial 1, 

two notched brass armbands, one woven 

textile wrap, and one rabbit skin wrap 

preserved by copper salts; from Burial 2, 

one brass tube with woven plant fibers; 

from Burial 3, one Late Prehistoric/

Protohistoric triangular projectile point; 

and from Burial 4, two bone tubes, one 

with a polished end. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from an 

unknown location, presumably in 

Michigan. The human remains are two 

adults of undetermined sex and were 

recovered from a box with the label 

‘‘Bone Museum’’ in the GVSUAL faunal 

comparative collection. There is no 

documentation for this collection. No 

date or time period for the human 

remains could be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual was removed from the Pretty 

Lake Site at an unknown location in 

Mecosta County, MI. The remains of one 

adult of undetermined sex were 

discovered in the GVSUAL in a box 

labeled the Pretty Lake Site. No 

documentation for these remains exists 

in the GVSUAL. No date and time 

period for the human remains could be 

established. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In summer of 1969 and in June 2010, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from the Blendon Landing site (20OT73) 

in Ottawa County, MI. The remains 

were recovered as part of archeological 

field schools conducted by GVSU 

directed by Richard Flanders in 1969 

and Janet Brashler in 2010. Included in 

the remains are a single proximal femur 

of a probable young adult male and a 

single adult molar tooth with a partial 

5th cusp, suggesting possible European 

origin. Both remains were recovered 

during excavations of a 19th century 

historic Euro-American logging camp. 

However, a small amount of preColumbian contact material has been 

recovered from the site. The date and 

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time period for the human remains 

could not be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On July 19, 2008, human remains, 

representing at minimum, one 

individual were removed from a 

residence in Blendon Township, Ottawa 

County, MI. On July 31, 2008, Ottawa 

County Sherriff officers Kik, Garvelink, 

and Blakely transferred the remains to 

the GVSUAL. The remains are an adult 

female, 35–55 years old. Presence of 

wormian bones in sagittal suture 

suggests possible European or shared 

European ancestry. No other ethnic 

markers present. Sheriff’s office 

provided no information on how the 

remains came to be in a private 

residence. No date or time period could 

be established. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

On an unknown date(s) between 1970 

and 1990, and during June 2010, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Sand 

Creek Site (20OT66) in Ottawa County, 

MI. The remains are one adult of 

undetermined sex and were recovered 

during surface collection and 

excavations conducted by GVSU in the 

1970s and again during June 2010. The 

date and time period for the remains is 

unknown because the site is multicomponent dating from the Archaic and 

Woodland periods (3000 B.C.—A.D. 

1640) and from the historic period (19th 

century) when an Ottawa village was 

located in the vicinity. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Determinations Made by Grand Valley 

State University 

Officials of Grand Valley State 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on cranial 

morphology, dental traits, accession 

documentation, and archeological 

context. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 111 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 1,473 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), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed is the aboriginal land of The 

Tribes. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

The Tribes. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to 

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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Dr. Janet Brashler, Professor 

and Curator of Anthropology, Grand 

Valley State University, 1 Campus 

Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, telephone 

(616) 331–3694, email brashlej@

gvsu.edu, by March 6, 2015. After that 

date, if no additional requestors have 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Tribes may proceed. 

Grand Valley State University is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: January 14, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17374; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 

(formerly the Buffalo Bill Memorial 

Museum), Golden, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Buffalo Bill Museum and 

Grave (formerly the Buffalo Bill 

Memorial Museum) has completed an 

inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit 

a written request to the Buffalo Bill 

Museum and Grave (formerly the 

Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum). If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Buffalo Bill Museum 

and Grave (formerly the Buffalo Bill 

Memorial Museum) at the address in 

this notice by March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Steve Friesen, Director, 

Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, 987 1/ 

2 Lookout Mountain Road, Golden, CO 

80401, telephone (303) 526–0744, email 

steve.friesen@denvergov.org. 

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 Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 

(formerly the Buffalo Bill Memorial 

Museum), Golden, CO. 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 the Buffalo Bill 

Museum and Grave (formerly the 

Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum) 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Crow Tribe of 

Montana. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Prior to 1931, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual came into the possession of 

Johnny Baker, foster son of Buffalo Bill 

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