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###### Department of the Interior

###### National Park Service

          - [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024106; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

# AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

# ACTION:

Notice.

# SUMMARY:

The Wisconsin Historical Society has 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 remains 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 Wisconsin Historical Society. 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                               ( print page 48251)                            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 Wisconsin Historical Society at the address in this notice by November 16, 2017.                    

# ADDRESSES:

                        Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608) 264-6434, email                         *Jennifer.Kolb@wisconsinhistory.org.*

# 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI. The human remains were removed from an unknown location near Pembine and Red Arrow Park, Marinette County, WI.

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 Wisconsin Historical Society professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; and the Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota.

## History and Description of the Remains

In 1878, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location in Marinette County, WI. The human remains, later identified as representing one adult female, were removed from a mound containing a number of other interments near the city of Pembine. The human remains were donated by the Milwaukee Chapter of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society to the Wisconsin Historical Society in 1908. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

In 1991, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Red Arrow Park (47-MT-0289) in Marinette County, WI. A fisherman discovered a mandible from an adult male off the Sea Gull sand bar. He brought the mandible to the Marinette City Police, who revisited the site the day after the discovery but did not find any other human remains. The Wisconsin Historical Society Burial Site Preservation Office took possession of the remains in December of 1991. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

## Determinations Made by the Wisconsin Historical Society

Officials of the Wisconsin Historical Society have determined that:
    - Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9) , the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on Wisconsin Historical Society records, burial location, archeological context, oral histories, and skeletal analysis.
    - Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9) , the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals 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.
    - 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 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; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; and the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (hereafter referred to as The Aboriginal Land Tribes).
    - Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) , the disposition of the human remains may be to The Aboriginal Land 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 Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St., Madison, WI 53706, telephone (608) 264-6434, email                     *Jennifer.Kolb@wisconsinhistory.org,*                     by November 16, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Aboriginal Land Tribes may proceed.                

The Wisconsin Historical Society is responsible for notifying The Aboriginal Land Tribes and the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; and the Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota, that this notice has been published.

Dated: September 5, 2017.

Melanie O'Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 2017-22429 Filed 10-16-17; 8:45 am]

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