[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14440-14441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7598]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
From Itasca County, MN, in the Possession of the Minnesota Historical 
Society, St. Paul, MN

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains from 
Itasca County, MN in the possession of the Minnesota Historical 
Society, St. Paul, MN.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Minnesota 
Historical Society professional staff and Hamline University 
osteologist in consultation with representatives of Assiniboine & Sioux 
Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, Bad River Band of Lake Superior 
Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of 
Chippewa Indians, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians, Chippewa-Cree 
Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Keweenaw 
Bay Indian Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon Bands of Chippewa Indians, 
Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Du 
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Vieux Desert Band 
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 
Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Red 
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake Band of Chippewa 
Indians, St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Turtle Mountain Band 
of Chippewa Indians, and White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians.
    In 1977, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
during legally authorized excavations following bulldozer damage at 
Inger Mound, Itasca County, MN during a highway survey. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Inger Mound (Site 21 IC 16) has been identified as a Black Duck 
site occupied between 800--1400 AD based on pottery fragments at the 
site. Anthropological sources and historic documentation indicate the 
Black Duck culture is a likely antecedent for the Assiniboine, Cree, 
and Ojibwe cultures based on continuity of pottery styles, manner of 
internments, continuity of tool styles, geographic location, and 
continual heavy dietary utilization of wild rice and fishing.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the 
Minnesota Historical Society have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical 
remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
Minnesota Historical Society have also determined that, pursuant to 25 
U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which 
can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains 
and the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, Bad 
River Band of Lake Superior Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community of the 
Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Fond du 
Lac Band of Chippewa Indians, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Grand 
Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and

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Chippewa Indians, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon 
Bands of Chippewa Indians, Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians, Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Leech 
Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians, 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Indians, Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, 
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community 
of the Mole Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, St. Croix Chippewa Indians 
of Wisconsin, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and White Earth 
Band of Chippewa Indians.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Assiniboine & Sioux 
Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, Bad River Band of Lake Superior 
Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community of the Sault Ste. Marie Band of 
Chippewa Indians, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians, Chippewa-Cree 
Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Fort Belknap Indian Community, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Keweenaw 
Bay Indian Community of L'Anse and Ontonagon Bands of Chippewa Indians, 
Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Du 
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Lac Vieux Desert Band 
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 
Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Red 
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Band of Chippewa 
Indians, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians, Sokaogon Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake Band of Chippewa 
Indians, St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Turtle Mountain Band 
of Chippewa Indians, and White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should contact Marcia G. Anderson, Head of Museum Collections/
Chief Curator, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd. West, 
St. Paul, MN 55102-1906; telephone: (612) 296-0150, before April 25, 
1997. Repatriation of the human remains to the Leech Lake Band of 
Chippewa Indians may begin after that date if no additional claimants 
come forward.
Dated: March 11, 1997.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 97-7598 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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