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and the Grand River Bands of Ottawa

Indians (a non-Federally recognized

group). Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Janet G. Brashler,

Professor and Curator of Anthropology,

Grand Valley State University,

Allendale, MI 49401, telephone (616)

854–3694, before June 4, 2001.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the Little

River Band of Ottawa Indians may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–11144 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of Grand

Valley State University, Allendale, MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items in

the possession of the Grand Valley State

University, Allendale, MI, that meet the

definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary

object’’ under Section 2 of the Act.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum that has control of the cultural

items. The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

In 1971 and 1972, students and staff

of Grand Valley State University, under

the direction of Dr. Richard Flanders,

removed 951 unassociated funerary

objects from the Battle Point site

(20OT04), Crockery Township, Ottawa

County, MI. These funerary objects were

not clearly associated with specific

burials; however, they are typical of

objects found in clear association with

other discrete burials on the site. The

unassociated funerary objects include

iron buckets; clay pipes; glass beads;

and silver ornaments, these including

gorgets, tinklers, and brooches. The

catalog numbers of these unassociated

funerary objects are 2001–2003, 2007–

2016, 2018–2024, 2031–2035, 2039–

2040, 2042–2047, 2053–2055, 2065–

2066, 2068–2071, and 2073.

In 1988, students and staff of Grand

Valley State University removed 101

unassociated funerary objects from the

Battle Point site during surface survey of

the area. The unassociated funerary

objects include beads, silver ornaments,

tinkle cones, bucket fragments, wood,

nails, a kaolin pipe fragment, and a

button. The catalog numbers of these

unassociated funerary objects are 2000,

20OT04/1988/, and 20OT04/00.

The Battle Point site is a multicomponent site consisting of habitation

dating to circa A.D. 200–1300, and a

cemetery dating to the mid-19th

century. Associated funerary objects

date the burials to circa 1800–1840.

Excavation notes, spatial analyses, and

other studies demonstrate that the

cemetery intrudes into habitation

deposits that date to pre-European

contact and that do not include a

mortuary component. All EuroAmerican objects dating to the 19th

century, therefore, are reasonably

assumed to be funerary objects.

Historic documentation indicates that

a Native American cemetery associated

with the Little River Band of Ottawa

Indians of Michigan was located at the

Battle Point site in the mid-19th

century. An abstract of land title dated

to 1846 identifies an association

between members of the Little River

Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan and

the plot on which the cemetery is

located. The cemetery is specifically

mentioned in a 1864 land transaction as

associated with historic Grand River

Valley Bands of Ottawa Indians in

Michigan. The Little River Band of

Ottawa Indians is the only current

Federally-recognized descendent from

the historic Grand River Bands of

Ottawa of Michigan. On the basis of

historical and oral historical

information, the Battle Point site

cemetery is determined to be culturally

affiliated with the Little River Band of

Ottawa Indians of Michigan.

Officials of the Grand Valley State

University have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2)(ii), these

1,052 cultural items 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 and are believed, by a

preponderance of the evidence, to have

been removed from the grave of an

Native American individual. Officials of

the Grand Valley State University also

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of

shared group identity that can be

reasonably traced between these

cultural items and the Little River Band

of Ottawa Indians of Michigan.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa

and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, the

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa

Indians of Michigan, the Little River

Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan and

to the Grand River Bands of Ottawa

Indians, a non-Federally recognized

group. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these cultural

items should contact Janet G. Brashler,

Professor and Curator of Anthropology,

Grand Valley State University,

Allendale, MI 49401, telephone (616)

854–3694, before June 4, 2001.

Repatriation of these cultural items to

the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–11145 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Milwaukee Public

Museum, Milwaukee, WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Milwaukee

Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Milwaukee Public

Museum professional staff and contract

specialists in physical anthropology in

consultation with representatives of the

Forest County Potawatomi Community

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of Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians,

Wisconsin.

In 1877, human remains representing

one individual were removed from a

grave (47–CT–38) on the property of J.

Berg, Rantoul, Calumet County, WI, by

H. H. Hayssen of New Holstein, WI. Mr.

Hayssen sold the remains and

associated funerary objects to the

Milwaukee Public Museum in 1897. No

known individual was identified. The

145 associated funerary objects include

19 copper alloy bracelets, copper alloy

chains with finger rings, ear/hair

ornaments of shell beads, thimbles,

ermine tails, glass beads, chains, coins,

silver ornaments, silk and cotton

clothing fragments with silver ring-andball ornaments, German silver brooches,

glass bead edging, 2 small pocket

mirrors, 20 thimbles made into hair

ornaments, a copper alloy finger ring,

red ochre chunks, a perforated metal

disc, shell beads, a musket ball, a

miniature china teapot, an iron kettle, a

porcelain basin and pitcher, 5 cowry

shells, glass and shell beads, 6 small

beaded bags, a kaolin pipe, and wooden

matches.

Historic evidence identifies the J. Berg

Farm Site as a known historic

Potawatomi cemetery. The Potawatomi

people abandoned the area in or before

1866. The associated funerary objects

from this burial can be dated to circa

1850–1866.

At an unknown date prior to 1901,

human remains representing one

individual were removed from an

unknown site in Kiel, Manitowoc

County, WI, by August Stirn. Mr. Stirn

donated the remains to the Milwaukee

Public Museum in 1901. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

The degree of preservation of this

individual’s hair suggests that burial

occurred during the half-century prior

to disinterment. Geographic location of

the burial is consistent with the

historically documented territory of the

Potawatomi in the late 19th century.

In 1916, human remains representing

one individual were removed from the

Camp Thomas Cemetery Site (47–WK–

71) on the Ralph Holtz Farm, Muskego,

Waukesha County, WI, by Rudolph

Boettger. Mr. Boettger sold the human

remains and two associated funerary

objects to the Milwaukee Public

Museum in 1922. He donated an

additional associated funerary object to

the museum in 1947. No known

individual was identified. The three

associated funerary objects are a small

copper alloy bucket, a small wooden

bowl with projecting animal effigy tab,

and an iron knife blade.

The associated funerary objects date

this burial to circa 1800. The date is

consistent with historical evidence for

Potawatomi occupation of the area. The

Camp Thomas Cemetery Site is a known

Potawatomi cemetery and camp utilized

until the 1870s.

Based on cranial morphology, dental

traits, and archeological context, these

three individuals are identified as

Native American. The geographical

locations of the sites and dates of the

burials are consistent with the historic

territory of the Potawatomi people.

Consultation evidence provided by

representatives of the Forest County

Potawatomi Tribe has identified these

three sites as part of the Potawatomi’s

historic territory and verified

Potawatomi occupation of the area until

approximately 1900.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Milwaukee

Public Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of three

individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the Milwaukee

Public Museum also have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the

148 objects listed above 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. Lastly, officials of the

Milwaukee Public Museum have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity that can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and associated funerary

objects and the Forest County

Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin

Potawatomi Indians, Wisconsin; Prairie

Band of Potawatomi Indians, Kansas;

Hannahville Indian Community,

Michigan; Citizen Potawatomi Nation,

Oklahoma; Huron Potawatomi, Inc.; and

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of

Michigan.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Forest County Potawatomi

Community of Wisconsin Potawatomi

Indians, Wisconsin; Prairie Band of

Potawatomi Indians, Kansas;

Hannahville Indian Community,

Michigan; Citizen Potawatomi Nation,

Oklahoma; Huron Potawatomi, Inc.; and

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians of

Michigan. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Alex Barker,

Anthropology Section Head, Milwaukee

Public Museum, 800 West Wells Street,

Milwaukee, WI 53233, telephone (414)

278–2786, before June 4, 2001.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the Forest

County Potawatomi Community of

Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians,

Wisconsin; Prairie Band of Potawatomi

Indians, Kansas; Hannahville Indian

Community, Michigan; Citizen

Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Huron

Potawatomi, Inc.; and Pokagon Band of

Potawatomi Indians of Michigan may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: April 6, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–11140 Filed 5–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Museum of Natural

History and Planetarium, Roger

Williams Park, Providence, RI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Museum of

Natural History and Planetarium, Roger

Williams Park, Providence, RI.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Museum of

Natural History and Planetarium

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Narragansett

Indian Tribe of Rhode Island and the

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,

representing the Wampanoag Tribe of

Gay Head (Aquinnah), the Mashpee

Wampanoag (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group), and the

Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group).