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objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects 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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, 

WI. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

Potato Lake Mounds, Rusk 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 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 the Wisconsin 

Historical Society professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of 

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 1914, human remains representing, 

at minimum, six individuals were 

removed from Potato Lake Mounds (47– 

RU–0013) in Rusk County, WI. The then 

landowner donated the remains to the 

Wisconsin Historical Society in 1916 

and 1918, but there is no documentation 

as to where they were found at the site. 

The human remains represent six 

individuals—two juveniles, one adult 

female, one adult male, and two adults 

of indeterminate sex. No known 

individuals were identified. The four 

associated funerary objects are 2 

ceramic sherds, 1 chert flake, and 1 lot 

of faunal remains. 

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 six 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the four 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. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

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 Bad River Band of the Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad 

River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills 

Indian Community, Michigan; Bois 

Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Chippewa 

Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s 

Reservation, Montana; Fond du Lac 

Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; 

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, 

Michigan; 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; 

Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Red Cliff 

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of 

Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw 

Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; 

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians, Michigan; 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 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 and 

associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects 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 and 

associated funerary objects 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; 

Menominee Indian Tribe 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. 2017–22431 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024050; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Defense, Defense 

Health Agency, National Museum of 

Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Defense, Defense Health Agency, 

National Museum of Health and 

Medicine, 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 


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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 National Museum of 

Health and Medicine. 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 National Museum of 

Health and Medicine at the address in 

this notice by November 16, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. Brian F. Spatola, 

Curator of Anatomical Division, 

National Museum of Health and 

Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest 

Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910, telephone (301) 319–3353, 

email brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil. 

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 National Museum of Health and 

Medicine, Silver Spring, MD. The 

human remains were removed from the 

Three Rivers Landing on the Tombigbee 

River (site 1WN76), Washington County, 

AL. 

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 National 

Museum of Health and Medicine 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 

(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee 

Nation; Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; 

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern 

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band 

of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal 

Town; Mississippi Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks 

(previously listed as the Poarch Band of 

Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole 

Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the 

Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 

Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 

Reservations)); Shawnee Tribe; The 

Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation; The Quapaw Tribe of Indians; 

The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; 

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; TunicaBiloxi Indian Tribe; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma (‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1905, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from the Three Rivers Landing 

on the Tombigbee River (site 1WN76), 

Washington County, AL, by Clarence B. 

Moore, during an archeological 

investigation of burial mounds. Artifacts 

were present at the time of excavation, 

but were not retained with the human 

remains. The human remains were 

donated to the Army Medical Museum 

by Clarence B. Moore in 1905. The date 

of the site associated with the human 

remains is approximately A.D. 200 to 

1540. The remains consist of a partial 

femur and an innominate bone. Age 

could not be identified. Sex is female 

based on morphological features of the 

innominate bone. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the National 

Museum of Health and Medicine 

Officials of the National Museum of 

Health and Medicine have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on: 

Osteological evidence, collection 

history, artifacts, and association with 

prehistoric archeological sites. 

• 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. 

• 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 Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

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

the disposition of the human remains 

may be to The Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

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 Mr. Brian F. Spatola, 

Curator of Anatomical Division, 

National Museum of Health and 

Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest 

Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910, telephone (301) 319–3353, 

email brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil, by 

November 16, 2017. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to The Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma may proceed. 

The National Museum of Health and 

Medicine is responsible for notifying 

The Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 22, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22434 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024106; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, 

WI 

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 


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