46010 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 17, 2021 / Notices 

Dated: August 4, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17566 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032425; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

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 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 University of Michigan. 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 University of Michigan at 

the address in this notice by September 

16, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Project 

Manager, University of Michigan, Office 

of Research, 4080 Fleming Building, 503 

Thompson St., 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 objects under the control of the 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

Antrim, Newaygo, and Roscommon 

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 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 University of Michigan 

Museum of Anthropological 

Archaeology (UMMAA) professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Bay Mills Indian 

Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree 

Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation, 

Montana [previously listed as 

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 

Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior 

Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little 

River Band of Ottawa Indians, 

Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little 

Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 

Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band); Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 

and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan. 

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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota (Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); 

Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; 

Leech Lake Band; White Earth Band); 

Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; 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; and the Turtle Mountain 

Band of Chippewa Indians of North 

Dakota were invited to consult but did 

not participate. 

Hereafter, all Tribes listed in this 

section are referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’ 

History and Description of the Human 

Remains 

On unknown dates in, or before, 1924, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from the Leavitt Mound site 

(20AN2) in Antrim County, MI. The site 

is located near Grass Lake, and human 

remains and objects were removed from 

the site on multiple occasions. In 

August of 1924, an amateur collector 

removed human cranial remains from 

the site and subsequently donated them 

to the UMMAA. The human remains 

represent one adult, 30–60 years old, 

female. In the summer of 1924, a second 

amateur collector removed objects from 

the site and in September of 1924 

donated them to the UMMAA. On an 

unknown date, a third amateur collector 

removed human cranial remains from 

the site and in November of 1924 sold 

them to the UMMAA. The human 

remains are one adult, female. The site 

has been dated to the Middle Woodland 

Period (300 B.C.–A.D. 500) based on the 

diagnostic artifacts. No known 

individuals were identified. The three 

associated funerary objects present are 

one lot of stone pipe preform made from 

Petoskey Stone, one lot of gray chert 

biface and side-notched projectile point, 

and one lot of shell bowl. 

In August of 1928 and on an unknown 

date in 1965, human remains 

representing, at minimum, five 

individuals were removed from the 

Brooks Mound site (20NE1) in Newaygo 

County, MI. The Brooks Mound site is 

located in Brooks Township near the 

Muskegon River and consists of a 

complex of several mounds of varying 

sizes. In 1928, an archeologist from the 

UMMAA excavated two mounds at the 

site. Human remains from two 

individuals were removed from Mound 

A. One individual was interred in a 

crouching position with the head far 

down upon the chest. A dark red 

pigment was noted covering the 

person’s face. The individual was 

buried with a platform pipe. A ceramic 

vessel, which originally held pieces of 

the red pigment, and a small turtle 

carapace were placed near the left 

shoulder, and multiple salt water 

species shell beads were placed near the 

left side of the person’s jaw. Multiple 

individuals were noted in Mound 6 

(possibly also known as Mound Q). The 

mound was described as containing an 

oblong burial pit where a bundle burial 

of three crania and long bones of five 

individuals were interred. Near the top 

of the burial was a ceramic vessel 

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also removed from the mound. It was 

noted as being small, with a constricted 

neck, three incised bands, and the body 

drawing to an ‘‘egg point’’ on the 

bottom. The mounds were described as 

lacking distinct stratification and were 

streaked throughout with charcoal, ash, 

and fire-cracked rock. Between 1965 

and 1966, another archeologist from the 

UMMAA excavated the site again. 

Additional human remains and objects 

were identified in the backfill dirt from 

the 1928 excavation of Mound A as well 

as from an Unknown Feature. The 

human remains from the site are one 

young adult, indeterminate sex; one 

adult, possibly male, with cranial 

modification; one adult, possibly 

female, with cranial modification; one 

juvenile; and one cremated adult. The 

site has been dated to the Middle 

Woodland Period (300 B.C.–A.D. 500) 

except for the intrusive burial in Mound 

A, which dates to the Early Late 

Woodland Period (A.D. 500–1000), and 

the Unknown Feature, for which a date 

could not be determined. Dating was 

based on the burial treatment and 

diagnostic artifacts. No known 

individuals were identified. The 27 

associated funerary objects present are 

one lot of earthenware from two vessels; 

one lot of platform pipe with charred 

botanical remains; one lot of red ochre 

and coarse sandy soil sample; one lot of 

slate pendants; one lot of lithic blade; 

six lots of earthenware sherds; one lot 

of lithic flake; one lot of lithic blade 

fragment; one lot of lithic blade and 

lithic blade fragment; one lot of beaver 

incisor fragment; two lots of shell bead; 

one lot of corner-notched projectile 

point; one lot of a piece of sandstone; 

one lot of earthenware sherds and antler 

point fragment; one lot of lithic flakes 

and lithic scraper; one lot lithic blade 

fragments; one lot circular lithic biface; 

one lot lithic biface; one lot quartzite 

biface; one lot lithic biface; and one lot 

soil sample. 

Beginning on July 6, 1965, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 

three individuals were removed from 

the Carrigan Mound A site (20NE106) in 

Newaygo County, MI. The mound is the 

largest of a complex of five mounds 

located in Croton Township, near the 

confluence of the Big and Muskegon 

Rivers. A UMMAA archeologist 

excavated two burials from Carrigan 

Mound A. The first was an infant in the 

central portion of the mound. A large, 

partially articulated dog was also noted 

as interred in the mound. The second 

burial was described as a carbonaceous 

pit which held a child buried in a 

flexed, upright position with the 

individual resting on their heels and 

with their head facing northwest. The 

pit contained some charcoal; however, 

the human remains in this burial 

showed no sign of burning. The 

individual was interred with multiple 

objects located in the person’s lap. Two 

hearths were also found within the 

mound near its base containing 

cremated bone and projectile points. 

Museum records note all of the burials 

from this site as being intrusive into the 

mound. The human remains are from 

one infant, 16–32 months old; one child, 

7.5–12.5 years old; and one cremated 

adult. Carbon 14 analysis of a charcoal 

log located beneath the burial of the 

child was dated to A.D. 680 +/¥ 120 

years and the two hearths found within 

the mound were dated to 540 B.C. +/¥ 

150 years and 590 B.C. +/¥ 150 years. 

The site is dated to the Early Woodland 

Period (850 B.C–A.D. 1000) and Early 

Late Woodland Period (A.D. 500–1000) 

based on C14 analysis and diagnostic 

artifacts. No known individuals were 

identified. The 46 associated funerary 

objects present are one lot of shell 

beads; one lot of beaver incisor 

fragments; one lot of bifacial slate tool; 

one lot of ochre-stained ground stone 

gorget; one lot of antler tool fragments 

with soil, one lot of yellow ochrestained soil concretions with an 

embedded lithic; one lot of lithic 

debitage fragments and soil concretions; 

one lot of lithic bifaces, flake, 

earthenware sherds, and soil 

concretions with yellow ochre; one lot 

of lithic drill and clay fragment; one lot 

of lithic biface fragment; one lot of stone 

celt; one lot of quartzite flake; one lot of 

antler tine tool; one lot of deer bone tool 

fragments and beaver incisor fragment 

with sand; one lot of grinding stones; 

one lot of copper pin hafted in faunal 

bone and faunal bone fragment; one lot 

of copper pin; one lot of beaver incisor 

fragment; one lot of corner-notched 

projectile point and triangular biface 

blank; one lot of lithic scraper; one lot 

of faunal bone bead; one lot possible 

fire-cracked rock; one lot lithic debitage 

fragments; one lot unworked fossil 

fragments; one lot cremated and noncremated faunal bone and unworked 

fossil; one lot rounded stone; one lot 

lithic debitage fragments, unworked 

pebbles, and cremated faunal bone 

fragments; one lot possible lithic 

debitage fragments; one lot earthenware 

sherd; one lot earthenware rim sherd; 

one lot soil sample with concretion, 

stone, botanicals, charcoal, and faunal 

bone fragments; one lot charcoal with 

sand; one lot conifer charcoal with sand; 

one lot charcoal; one lot charcoal with 

soil; one lot lithic debitage fragment; 

one lot lithic debitage fragment; one lot 

lithic debitage fragment; one lot soil 

sample; one lot lithic debitage fragment 

and charcoal; one lot cremated faunal 

bone fragments with soil; one lot faunal 

bone fragments, pebble, disintegrating 

sandstone, and unworked snail shell 

fragment; one lot earthenware rim 

sherd; one lot soil sample with charcoal; 

one lot Quercus sp. charcoal fragments 

with soil and stone; and one lot possible 

Canis sp. faunal bone fragments. 

On an unknown date in 1965, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 33 

individuals were removed from the 

Mallon Mounds site (20NE31) in 

Newaygo County, MI. The site consists 

of a series of mounds located south of 

the Muskegon River near Bills Lake. The 

site was subjected to intense looting 

over the years, as well as an excavation 

conducted by amateur collectors in 

1954. In 1965, an archeologist from the 

UMMAA excavated Mounds A, B, E, F, 

and H at the site. The Museum holds 

only the human remains and objects 

from this UMMAA-led excavation. The 

mounds contained bundle burials, 

extended burials, and cremations. Some 

interments were believed to be 

secondary burials. Mound A was 

between 2.5 and 3 feet high with a 

diameter of 35 feet. A ceramic vessel 

was placed at the right shoulder of one 

of the extended individuals. Mound B 

was 2 feet high with a diameter of 35 

feet and described as holding three 

distinct burials. Burned animal bone 

and ceramic sherds were associated 

with two of the burials. Mound E was 

the smallest of the group that was 

excavated and had previously been cut 

into by a dirt trail. This mound was 

estimated to have a height of 12 inches 

and a diameter of 19 feet. Mound F was 

the largest of the group at 2 feet high 

with a diameter of 50 feet. Mound H 

was 2.5 feet high with a diameter of 33 

feet, and ceramic sherds from two 

distinct vessels were noted as associated 

with a partial in-situ secondary burial of 

two individuals. Both Mounds F and H 

showed evidence of previous looting. 

The human remains are two infants, 8– 

16 months old; one infant, 2–4 years 

old; two children, 3–5 years old; one 

child, 6–10 years old; two children, 7.5– 

12.5 years old; one juvenile, less than 16 

years old; one juvenile, less than 18 

years old; one adolescent/young adult, 

16–22 years old; one adolescent/young 

adult; one adult, 18–24 years old; one 

adult, 20–45 years old, possible female 

with a post-mortem perforation and 

cranial modification; one adult, 20–30 

years old, possible female; one adult, 

24–40 years old, possible female with 

dental caries; one adult, 24–40 years 

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tooth; one adult, 24–40 years old, 

possible male; one adult, 25–55 years 

old, possible male with osteoarthritis, 

fused vertebrae, and dental abscesses; 

one adult, 25–60 years old, possible 

male with a possible infection; one 

adult, 30+ years old; one adult, 35+ 

years old, possible male with a possible 

infection; one adult with a possible 

infection; six adults; and four cremated 

adults. The site has been dated to the 

Late Middle Woodland/Early Late 

Woodland Period (300 B.C.–A.D. 1000) 

based on diagnostic artifacts. No known 

individuals were identified. The 28 

associated funerary objects present are 

one lot of copper pan pipe with 

botanical insert, quadrilobate ceramic 

vessel, and soil sample; 11 lots of 

earthenware sherds; one lot of 

earthenware sherds and charcoal 

fragments; one lot faunal bone 

fragments; one lot earthenware sherds; 

one lot soil sample with rocks and 

faunal bone fragments; one lot soil 

sample with pebbles, charcoal, and 

botanical inclusions; one lot sidenotched projectile point; one lot soil 

sample with stones and botanical 

inclusions; one lot soil sample with 

stones; one lot soil sample; one lot 

charcoal, sand, and pebbles; one lot 

charcoal and botanical inclusions; one 

lot soil sample with charcoal, pebbles, 

and cremated faunal bone fragments; 

one lot charcoal and lithic flake; one lot 

soil sample with charcoal; one lot 

charcoal fleck fragments with sand; and 

one lot soil sample with charcoal and 

lithic inclusions. 

In October and November of 1956, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, six individuals were 

removed from the Palmiteer Mound site 

(20NE101) in Newaygo County, MI. Two 

amateur collectors excavated Mound 3, 

which is part of a larger mound group, 

located near the Muskegon River. The 

oblong burial pit within the mound was 

noted to contain a bundle burial, a 

Busycon sp. conch shell, 200 copper 

beads, and an antler bone tool. Only the 

human remains were donated to the 

UMMAA soon after they were 

excavated. At a later date, the UMMAA 

received two copper beads from a 

different collector that were also 

recorded as being from the site. The 

human remains are one infant 18 

months to 2 years old; one child 4–6 

years old; one juvenile; one adolescent 

12–15 years old; one adult 35+ years 

old, sex indeterminate with a possible 

underlying infection; and one adult, sex 

indeterminate. The site has been dated 

to the Middle Woodland Period (300 

B.C.–A.D. 500) based on the burial 

treatment and diagnostic artifacts. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

three associated funerary objects present 

are one lot of copper beads; one lot 

unworked faunal bone fragment; and 

one lot unworked faunal bone 

fragments. 

On an unknown date in 1847, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the St. 

Helen’s Lake site in Roscommon 

County, MI. The human remains and 

earthenware sherd were removed from a 

mound, and donated to UMMAA by a 

person associated with the Michigan 

Geological Survey from the Department 

of Conservation. It is unclear how the 

site was excavated and if the human 

remains are associated with the sherd. 

The human remains are one adult 30– 

50 years, sex indeterminate. No known 

individual was identified. The site is 

dated to the Early Late Woodland based 

on the earthenware sherd. The one 

associated funerary object is one lot 

earthenware sherd. 

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 

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 50 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 108 objects 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), 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. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA 

Project Manager, University of 

Michigan, Office of Research, 4080 

Fleming Building, 503 Thompson St., 

Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1340, telephone 

(734) 647–9085, email bsecunda@

umich.edu, by September 16, 2021. 

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. 

The University of Michigan is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 4, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032426; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Baylor 

University’s Mayborn Museum 

Complex, (Formerly Baylor 

University’s Strecker Museum; 

Formerly Baylor University Museum), 

Waco, TX 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Baylor University’s Mayborn 

Museum Complex (formerly Baylor 

University’s Strecker Museum; formerly 

Baylor University Museum), in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, has determined that there 

is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 objects should submit a written 

request to Baylor University’s Mayborn 

Museum Complex. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 


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