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Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, 

Minnesota; Sokaogon Chippewa 

Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix 

Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle 

Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of 

North Dakota; and the White Earth Band 

of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota. 

Hereafter, all tribes listed in this 

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

History and Description of the Remains 

From 1923 to 1935, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 94 

individuals were removed from the 

Younge site (20LP1) in Lapeer County, 

MI. The site is located on farmland 

north of Imlay City and had been 

plowed over for years. Between 1923 

and 1935, amateur archaeologist Carman 

Baggerly collected at the site with the 

landowner’s permission. Baggerly 

donated many of the human remains 

and objects to the University of 

Michigan Museum of Anthropological 

Archaeology (UMMAA) over that 

period. These donations prompted a 

UMMAA excavation of the site that 

occurred from July 19 to November 5, 

1935, under the direction of Wilbert 

Hinsdale and Emerson Greenman. 

UMMAA’s excavation found 2 

distinct structures at the site based on 

the presence of post molds. These 

structures were recorded as Enclosures 

1 and 2. The structures were described 

as successively re-built longhouses 

standing parallel to one another with 

walls approximately 5–6 feet thick. All 

of the burials were found within or near 

Enclosure 1, which was only partially 

excavated. Archaeologists found hearths 

and pits filled with a mixture of ashes, 

charcoal, faunal bones, and tobacco pipe 

fragments above the burials throughout 

Enclosure 1. Excavations found 57 

distinct burial features, with 16 

additional site features having human 

remains. The individuals included both 

males and females, ages ranging from 

infants to older adults. No known 

individuals were identified. A variety of 

burial types were found at the site 

including extended burials, bundle 

burials, torso burials, and cremations. 

One burial was noted as containing red 

ochre. Many of the human remains 

found within Enclosure 1 show 

considerable evidence of post-mortem 

modifications. Post-mortem 

modifications included cutting, shaving 

and drilling of the ends of long bones; 

drilled perforations, smaller than 3cm 

diameter, at the top of crania and 1 

manubrium; and plaque disc removals, 

larger than 3cm diameter, cut from 

either the top or back of crania. Some 

remains were noted as found 

rearticulated, with the modified heads 

of femora inserted into the obturator 

foramen of the pelvis. Between 1996 

and 2006, 1 lot of DNA extractions was 

taken from human remains in this site 

collection. 

The human remains date to the Late 

Woodland Period (900–1300 A.D.) based 

on objects found at the site. The 812 

associated funerary objects present are 

789 ceramic sherds, 20 black bear bone 

fragments, 1 stone celt, 1 ceramic elbow 

pipe, and 1 lot of red ochre and soil. 

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 94 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 812 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), 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, the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 

Michigan. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, and 

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 S. Thompson St., Ann 

Arbor, MI 48109–1340, telephone (734) 

647–9085, email bsecunda@umich.edu, 

by November 17, 2014. 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’s Office of 

Research is responsible for notifying 

The Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 22, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24516 Filed 10–15–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16699; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, Wupatki 

National Monument, Flagstaff, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service, Wupatki 

National Monument, in consultation 

with the appropriate Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations, has 

determined that the cultural items listed 

in this notice meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request to 

Wupatki National Monument. If no 

additional claimants come forward, 

transfer of control of the cultural items 

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 that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Wupatki National Monument at the 

address in this notice by November 17, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Kayci Cook Collins, 

Superintendent, Flagstaff Area National 

Monuments, National Park Service, 

6400 N. Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, 

(928) 526–1157 ext. 227, email Kayci_

Cook@nps.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Wupatki National 

Monument, Flagstaff, AZ, that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 Superintendent, Wupatki National 

Monument. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Item(s) 

In 1933, 730 cultural items were 

removed from Wupatki Pueblo, within 

Wupatki National Monument in 

Coconino County, AZ, during an 

authorized excavation conducted by the 

Museum of Northern Arizona. Records 

indicate that all of the items were 

recovered from burials and that the 

human remains were not collected. All 

of the items are in the physical custody 

of the Museum of Northern Arizona in 

Flagstaff, AZ. The 730 unassociated 

funerary objects are 2 knotted twig 

fragments, 534 pottery sherds, 1 stone 

flake, 1 bag rotted wood, 4 pieces rotted 

wood, 2 shell bracelets, 2 fragments 

painted wood, 1 worked stone, 2 stone 

cylinders, 2 projectile points, 23 

pendants, 1 Black Mesa black-on-white 

bowl, 1 Black Mesa black-on-white 

miniature pitcher, 1 Tusayan black-onwhite bowl fragment, 1 turquoise 

figurine, 63 shell beads, 2 Sunset red 

jars, 1 Lino gray jar, 1 Lino black-ongray bowl, 1 Youngs red smudged bowl, 

1 Elden corrugated jar, 3 Sunset red 

bowls, 1 bone awl, 4 Sunset smudged 

bowls, 2 Flagstaff black-on-white bowl 

fragments, 5 Walnut black-on-white 

bowl fragments, 1 Chevelon black-onwhite bowl fragment, 1 Tusayan 

polychrome bowl fragment, 1 Kana-a 

gray jar fragment, 1 Flagstaff black-onwhite miniature jar, 1 Tusayan 

corrugated jar, 2 Tusayan black-on-red 

jars, 3 cocoons, 1 shell necklace, 1 

Mogollon brownware bowl, and 56 

basket fragments. 

In 1934, 18 cultural items were 

removed from Nalakihu Pueblo, within 

Wupatki National Monument in 

Coconino County, AZ, during an 

authorized excavation conducted by the 

Museum of Northern Arizona. Records 

indicate that all of the items were 

recovered from burials and that the 

human remains were not collected. All 

of the items are in the physical custody 

of the Museum of Northern Arizona in 

Flagstaff, AZ. The 18 unassociated 

funerary objects are 17 pottery sherds 

and 1 Sunset red bowl. 

In 1952, one cultural item was 

removed from Wupatki Pueblo, within 

Wupatki National Monument in 

Coconino County, AZ, during 

authorized excavations incidental to 

stabilization of the pueblo. Records 

indicate that the item was recovered 

from a burial and that the human 

remains were not collected. The item is 

in the physical custody of the Museum 

of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, AZ. 

The one unassociated funerary object is 

a stone necklace. 

In 1965, six cultural items were 

removed from Wupatki Pueblo, within 

Wupatki National Monument in 

Coconino County, AZ, by a National 

Park Service archeologist. Records 

indicate that the items were recovered 

from a burial and that the human 

remains were not collected. The items 

are in the physical custody of the 

Museum of Northern Arizona in 

Flagstaff, AZ. The six unassociated 

funerary objects are painted wooden 

staff fragments. 

In 1986, one cultural item was 

removed from site WS 1953, within 

Wupatki National Monument in 

Coconino County, AZ, during an 

authorized survey of the monument. 

Records indicate that the item was 

recovered from a burial and that the 

human remains were not collected. The 

one unassociated funerary object is a 

Tusayan polychrome bowl. 

On the basis of architecture and 

artifacts, Wupatki Pueblo is dated to 

A.D. 900–1300 and Nalakihu Pueblo is 

dated to A.D. 1150–1300. On the basis 

of artifacts, WS 1953 is dated to A.D. 

1050–1250. 

Evidence demonstrating continuity 

between the people of Wupatki Pueblo, 

Nalakihu Pueblo, and WS 1953 from 

A.D. 900–1300 and the Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona includes similarities in material 

culture, architecture, mortuary 

practices, settlement patterns, and 

agricultural methods. Hopi oral history 

indicates connections to the people of 

Wupatki and Nalakihu Pueblos and 

numerous Hopi clans can be traced to 

Wupatki Pueblo. 

Determinations Made by Wupatki 

National Monument 

Officials of Wupatki National 

Monument have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 756 cultural items 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 and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Kayci Cook Collins, Superintendent, 

Wupatki National Monument, 6400 N. 

Hwy 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, (928) 526– 

1157 ext. 227, email Kayci_Cook@

nps.gov, by November 17, 2014. After 

that date, if no additional claimants 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the unassociated funerary objects to 

the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed. 

Wupatki National Monument is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 24, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24524 Filed 10–15–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16662; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: School for Advanced Research, 

Indian Arts Research Center, Santa Fe, 

NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The School for Advanced 

Research, Indian Arts Research Center, 

in consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, has determined that the 

cultural items listed in this notice meet 

the definition of sacred objects. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request to the 

School for Advanced Research, Indian 

Arts Research Center. If no additional 

claimants come forward, transfer of 

control of the cultural items to the lineal 

descendants, Indian tribes, or Native 


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