41350 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 / Notices 

National Environmental Policy Act and 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

Michael Reynolds, 

Regional Director, Interior Regions 6, 7, & 

8. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14833 Filed 7–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034164; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Peabody Museum of Natural History, 

Yale University, New Haven, CT 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of 

Natural History (hereafter the Yale 

Peabody Museum), 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 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 

who wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the Yale Peabody Museum. If 

no additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 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 who 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 Yale Peabody Museum at 

the address in this notice by August 11, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale 

Peabody Museum of Natural History, 

P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 

06520–8118, telephone (203) 432–3752. 

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 

Peabody Museum of Natural History, 

Yale University, New Haven, CT. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Warren 

County, MS. 

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 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 was made by Yale Peabody 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

(previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta 

Tribes of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte 

Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of 

Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Mississippi 

Band of Choctaw Indians; Quapaw 

Nation (previously listed as The 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The 

Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; The Osage Nation (previously 

listed as Osage Tribe); and the TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe (hereafter referred to 

as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

Sometime prior to 1869, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed by George W. 

Gould from a mound near Warrenton in 

Warren County, MS. They were donated 

to the Yale Peabody Museum in 1869. 

The human remains belong to an adult 

of undetermined sex. No known 

individual was identified. The 81 

associated funerary objects are 10 celts 

and chisels, two adzes, three chunkey 

stones, one hammerstone, 30 projectile 

points, five potsherds, 18 shark teeth, 

four pebbles, two ornamental disk 

fragments, and six ceramic vessels. 

Historical, geographical, and 

archeological documentation 

demonstrate that the area of Warrenton 

was home to the Plaquemine cultures 

who were indigenous to the Natchez 

Bluffs region of Mississippi circa. A.D. 

1000–1600. Excavation records and 

catalog documentation demonstrate that 

the human remains and cultural items 

were known to be Native American at 

the time of their removal and 

subsequent donation; archeological 

evidence demonstrates a likely 

connection between these items and 

those found at various recorded 

Plaquemine cultural period sites; and 

the associated funerary objects— 

specifically the whole vessels—are 

consistent with the stylistic features of 

Late Plaquemine vessels found at the 

Glass Site (22Wr502), a neighboring 

mound complex located approximately 

five miles east of Warrenton. Based on 

parameters previously determined by 

the Mississippi Department of Archives 

and History and The Tribes, a 

relationship of shared group identity 

can be established between The Tribes 

and the earlier group to which the 

human remains and associated objects 

belong. 

Determinations Made by the Peabody 

Museum of Natural History, Yale 

University 

Officials of the Peabody Museum of 

Natural History, Yale University have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 81 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), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

who 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 Professor David Skelly, 

Director, Yale Peabody Museum of 

Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New 

Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203) 

432–3752, by August 11, 2022. 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 Peabody Museum of Natural 

History, Yale University is responsible 

for notifying The Tribes that this notice 

has been published. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 12, 2022 / Notices 41351 

Dated: June 29, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14780 Filed 7–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034165; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Michigan State Police 

(MSP) have 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 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 Michigan State 

Police. 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 Michigan State Police 

at the address in this notice by August 

11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hanna Friedlander, Human Remains 

Analyst, Michigan State Police, 

Intelligence Operations Division— 

Missing Persons Coordinator Unit, 7150 

Harris Drive, Lansing, MI 48821, 

telephone (517) 242–5731, email 

friedlanderh@michigan.gov. 

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 Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI. 

The human remains were removed from 

the City of Caro in Tuscola County, 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 Michigan 

State Police (MSP) professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 

Michigan. 

History and Description of the Remains 

On April 9, 2021, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the City 

of Caro, Tuscola County, MI. As the 

human remains were extremely 

fragmentary, osteobiographical 

information for this individual was 

indeterminate. The human remains 

(known as MPC–7–21) were sent for 

radiocarbon dating to DirectAMS, who 

provided a date ranging between A.D. 

993 and 1031. On November 1, 2021, 

the human remains were returned to the 

MSP. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the Michigan 

State Police 

Officials of the Michigan State Police 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

radiocarbon dating. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• 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 

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 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Bay Mills Indian Community, 

Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of 

Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, 

Michigan; Hannahville Indian 

Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay 

Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Veux 

Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians of 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; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of 

the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously 

listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); 

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 

Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 

and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of The Tribes. 

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

disposition of the human remains 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Hanna Friedlander, 

Human Remains Analyst, Michigan 

State Police, Intelligence Operations 

Division—Missing Persons Coordinator 

Unit, 7150 Harris Drive, Lansing, MI 

48821, telephone (517) 242–5731, email 

friedlanderh@michigan.gov, by August 

11, 2022. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to The Tribes may 

proceed. If joined to a request from one 

or more of The Tribes, the following 

non-federally recognized Indian groups 

also may receive transfer of control of 

the human remains: the Burt Lake Band 

of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and 

the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians. 

The Michigan State Police are 

responsible for notifying The Tribes; 

Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians; and the Grand River 

Band of Ottawa Indians that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: June 29, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14781 Filed 7–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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