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undesignated mound site near Port 

Sheldon, Ottawa County, MI, by Mr. 

Cushman. No known individual was 

identified. The two associated funerary 

objects are an animal tooth and a piece 

of sponge-like material. 

In 1954, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from the Hilltop Fort site near 

Lyons, Ionia County, MI, by Mr. 

Cushman. Notes taken at the time of 

excavation indicate that the site was on 

the north side of the Grand River. No 

known individual was identified. The 

331 associated funerary objects are 94 

ceramic sherds and 237 lithic flakes. 

Prior to 1955, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

undesignated site in Oceana County, MI, 

by Mr. Cushman. No known individuals 

were identified. The 31 associated 

funerary objects are 16 ceramic sherds, 

14 pieces of charcoal, and 1 lithic flake. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of two 

individuals were removed from an 

undesignated site in southern Michigan 

by Mr. Cushman. No known individuals 

were identified. No funerary objects are 

present. 

In 1956, Mr. Haltiner acquired Native 

American human remains, artifacts, and 

archeological material from Mr. 

Cushman in addition to those that had 

been acquired by Mr. Haltiner himself. 

In 1969, the Jesse Besser Museum 

acquired all of the above mentioned 

human remains and cultural items as 

part of the ‘‘Haltiner Collection’’. 

In 2005, the Jesse Besser Museum 

became the Besser Museum for 

Northeast Michigan. 

Based on the location of the human 

remains, their state of preservation, and 

the type of objects found with them, all 

of the above mentioned individuals 

have been determined to be Native 

American. All of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects are 

believed to have been removed from 

sites within the aboriginal territory of 

the Chippewa, Ottawa, Wyandot, and 

Potawatomi tribes as codified in treaties 

with the United States on November 17, 

1806, September 24, 1819, August 29, 

1820, and March 28, 1836. The presentday Indian tribes that resided within 

those aboriginal lands at the time the 

treaties were signed include the Bay 

Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 

Hannahville Indian Community, 

Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 

Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert 

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of 

Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little 

Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 

Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 

and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians of Michigan. Consultation with 

tribal representatives indicate that the 

above mentioned Indian tribes have a 

relationship of shared group identity 

with the human remains and associated 

funerary objects. The Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan has 

made a request for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects. 

Officials of the Besser Museum for 

Northeast Michigan have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), 

the human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of nine 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Besser Museum 

for Northeast Michigan also have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (3)(A), the 362 objects described 

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 Besser 

Museum for Northeast Michigan have 

determined that, 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 Bay 

Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 

Hannahville Indian Community, 

Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 

Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert 

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of 

Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little 

Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 

Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 

and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians of Michigan. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Richard Clute, Curator of 

Anthropology, Besser Museum for 

Northeast Michigan, 491 Johnson Street, 

Alpena, MI 49707, telephone (989) 356–

2202, before October 13, 2005. 

Repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 

Michigan may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The Besser Museum for Northeast 

Michigan is responsible for notifying the 

Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; 

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; 

Hannahville Indian Community, 

Michigan; Huron Potawatomi, Inc., 

Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian 

Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert 

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of 

Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little 

Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 

Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 

Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 

and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians of Michigan that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: August 3, 2005 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 05–18081 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State University, 

Sacramento, Department of 

Anthropology, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the possession of the 

California State University, Sacramento, 

Department of Anthropology, 

Sacramento, CA. The human remains 

were removed from sites along the 

shoreline of Lake Britton, Shasta 

County, CA. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the California 

State University, Sacramento, 

Department of Anthropology 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Pit River Tribe, 

California. 

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In 1969, human remains representing 

a minimum of eight individuals were 

removed from sites CA-SHA–385, CASHA–395, CA-SHA–396, and CA-SHA–

409 or ‘‘J 37’’, along the shoreline of 

Lake Britton, Shasta County, CA, by 

California State University, Sacramento, 

Department of Anthropology personnel 

during the course of an archeological 

site survey for Pacific Gas &Electric. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The exposed human remains were 

salvaged from site surfaces that were 

being eroded by wave action caused by 

water ski boats and water releases at 

Lake Britton. The concern was to 

remove the human remains from an area 

where pot-hunters were active to 

prevent illegal collection from along the 

artificial lake shores. Sites CA-SHA–

385, CA-SHA–395, CA-SHA–396, and 

CA-SHA–409 are prehistoric in age and 

are not currently identified to specific 

temporal periods. Based on the 

condition of the human remains, it is 

estimated that they are approximately 

500 years of age and are Native 

American. Determination of cultural 

affiliation is based on testimony in 

Indian Claims Commission proceedings 

(7 ICC 815 [1959]), which states that the 

Pit River Tribe, California can be 

divided into 11 autonomous bands, one 

of which have occupied the area around 

Lake Britton since time immemorial. 

Officials of the California State 

University, Sacramento, Department of 

Anthropology have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains listed above represent 

the physical remains of eight 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the California State 

University, Sacramento, Department of 

Anthropology also have determined 

that, 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 Pit River Tribe, 

California. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. M. Elizabeth Strasser, 

Department Chair, Department of 

Anthropology, California State 

University, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, 

CA 95819, telephone (916) 278–6452, 

before October 13, 2005. Repatriation of 

the human remains to the Pit River 

Tribe, California may proceed after that 

date if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

California State University, 

Sacramento, Department of 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying the Alturas Indian Rancheria, 

California; Pit River Tribe, California; 

Redding Rancheria, California; Round 

Valley Indian Tribes of the Round 

Valley Reservation, California; and 

Susanville Indian Rancheria, California 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 1, 2005 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 05–18085 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert 

S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, 

Andover, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with provisions of 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 

in the control of the Robert S. Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology, Andover, MA. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

Bartow and Murray Counties, GA. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Robert S. 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; 

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians of North 

Carolina: Kialegee Tribal Town, 

Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 

Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek 

Indians of Alabama; Thlopthlocco 

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; and United 

Keetowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Between 1925 and 1928, human 

remains representing a minimum of 99 

individuals were removed from the 

Etowah site, Bartow County, GA, by 

Warren King Moorehead of the Robert S. 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

21,468 associated funerary objects are 

5,116 miscellaneous beads, 10,725 

tubular beads, 3,036 ovoid beads, 188 

freshwater periwinkles, 6 sea turtle shell 

beads, 1 ceramic bead, 3 ceramic bowls, 

1 ceramic fragment, 1 ceramic handle, 4 

ceramic jars, 1 ceramic pipe, 314 textile 

fragments (some with copper attached), 

315 copper fragments, 69 matting 

fragments, 76 headdress fragments, 4 

flint pieces, 59 copper hair ornaments, 

64 potsherds, 325 wood fragments 

(some with copper attached), 32 

modified animal bone and animal bone 

fragments, 1 basketry fragment, 2 

columella ornament fragments, 1 

freshwater shell, 1 strombus shell, 402 

shells, 12 shell gorgets, 1 shell spoon 

fragment, 1 axe, 3 bone bayonets, 2 

charcoal samples, 4 galena pieces, 2 

kaolin cores, 1 leather fragment, 2 

Whelk fragments, 1 tooth, 6 stone celts, 

166 stones, 1 soil sample, 402 shell and 

stone discoidals, 1 mineral ore sample, 

80 mica fragments, 6 Busycon cups and 

fragments, and 22 repousse copper 

plates. 

The Etowah site, situated on the 

Etowah River, was occupied circa A.D. 

880–1550 with two breaks in 

occupation, one circa A.D. 1200–1250 

and the other circa A.D. 1400–1450. The 

first occupation of Etowah was during 

the Wilbanks Phase (A.D. 1250–1375). 

The inhabitants of the first occupation 

were culturally affiliated, possibly 

ancestrally, to the people who reoccupied the site after A.D. 1450 during 

the Brewster Phase (A.D. 1450–1550). 

Specific cultural practices, such as the 

use of black drink, Whelk (Busycon) 

bowls, and repousse copper plates, 

which are identified with the first 

occupation of Etowah are still evident in 

Creek communities today. The building 

of earthen works, such as those found at 

Etowah, are considered by Creek 

communities to be an important part of 

their historic practice and are echoed 

today in modern Creek architecture. 

In its second phase, Etowah and the 

geographic areas surrounding it are 

recognized by modern Muscogee 

speakers as ‘‘daughter’’ towns, subject to 

the Coosa chiefdom, which controlled 

smaller polities throughout the region. 

The term Coosa applies to the core 

town, the local ‘‘province’’ and the 

extended region subject to the control of 

the core town. A ‘‘mother’’ town is a 

town from which other towns emerge. 

‘‘Daughter’’ towns are created when a 

mother town becomes too large; they are 

politically and culturally linked to the 

mother town, but geographically 

separate. Linguistic evidence, using 

historical documents, also links the