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individuals appear to be male and five 

appear to be female. No known 

individuals were identified. The two 

associated funerary objects are bird 

skeletons. 

Determinations Made by the Milwaukee 

Public Museum 

Officials of the Milwaukee Public 

Museum have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

examination by three individuals with 

extensive knowledge and training in 

identifying Native American human 

remains. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of at 

least 15 individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the two 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 

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad 

River Reservation, 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; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; and White Earth Band of 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. 

• 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 

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad 

River Reservation, 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; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; and White Earth Band of 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. 

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

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to 

the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad 

River Reservation, 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; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; and White Earth Band of 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. 

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 Dawn Scher Thomae, 

Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. 

Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53233, 

telephone (414) 278–6157, email 

thomae@mpm.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 Bad River 

Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians of the Bad River 

Reservation, 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; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; and White Earth Band of 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe may 

proceed. 

The Milwaukee Public Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Bad River 

Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians of the Bad River 

Reservation, 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; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech 

Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe; Red Cliff Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians of 

Wisconsin; and White Earth Band of 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: December 17, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02216 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17340; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of Anthropology at Indiana 

University, Bloomington, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Anthropology at Indiana University 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 Indiana 

University NAGPRA Office. 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 Indiana University 

NAGPRA Office at the address in this 

notice by March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, 

NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 

NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, 

701 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 

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47405, telephone (812) 856–5315, email 

thomajay@indiana.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 the 

Department of Anthropology at Indiana 

University, Bloomington, IN. 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 Indiana 

University professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of The 

Chickasaw Nation. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1956, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 3 individuals were 

donated to the Department of 

Anthropology at Indiana University 

from the Cincinnati Society of Natural 

History. Notes indicate that these 

remains may have been part of the 

Chicago Historical Society collections 

prior to 1950. The remains are labeled 

as being from Chickasaw individuals. 

No other information is present. 

Determinations Made by the 

Department of Anthropology at Indiana 

University 

Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology at Indiana University 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 3 

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 Chickasaw Nation. 

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 Dr. Jayne-Leigh 

Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana 

University, NAGPRA Office, Student 

Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood Ave., 

Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) 

856–5315, email thomajay@

indiana.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 Chickasaw 

Nation may proceed. 

The Department of Anthropology at 

Indiana University is responsible for 

notifying The Chickasaw Nation that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: December 16, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02228 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17373: 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

American Museum of Natural History, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The American Museum of 

Natural History 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 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the American 

Museum of Natural History. 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 American Museum of 

Natural History at the address in this 

notice March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, Director of 

Cultural Resources, American Museum 

of Natural History, Central Park West at 

79th Street, New York, NY 10024, 

telephone (212) 769–5837, email 

nmurphy@amnh.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 American Museum of Natural 

History, New York, NY. The human 

remains were removed from Bay and 

Saginaw Counties, 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 American 

Museum of Natural History professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Bay Mills Indian 

Community, Michigan; Chippewa-Cree 

Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, 

Montana; Grand Traverse Band of 

Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, 

Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Courte 

Oreilles Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 

and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan 

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

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; Bois Forte Band 

(Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa 

Tribe, Minnesota; Citizen Potawatomi 

Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation; 

Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; 

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; 

Hannahville Indian Community, 

Michigan; Lac du Flambeau Band of 

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the 

Lac du Flambeau Reservation of 

Wisconsin; Leech Lake Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, 

Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Band of 

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