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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 Pickerel Island, Vilas 

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 

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 1991, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Pickerel Island (47–VI– 

0197) in Vilas County, WI. The human 

remains are from multiple discoveries 

and excavations but collectively 

represent one adult male. They were 

originally found eroding out of a slope 

caused by ice expansion on the 

northwestern portion of the island in 

1991 by the President of the Big St. 

Germain Lake Home Owners 

Association. In 1992, the WHS in 

conjunction with the Wisconsin Valley 

Improvement Company, the Mississippi 

Valley Archaeology Center, and the 

Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources excavated the rest of the 

burial, which they determined to be in 

a secondary burial context. The human 

remains were then taken to the 

Wisconsin Historical Society that same 

year. 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 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 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; 

Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Red Cliff 

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians of Wisconsin; and 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; 

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. 2017–22432 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024051; 

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 

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 

Moundville site (1TU500) in Hale 

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). 


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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 early 1905 and late 1906, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 28 

individuals were removed from the 

Moundville Site (1TU500) in Hale 

County, AL. The remains were removed 

by Clarence B. Moore during an 

archeological investigation of burial 

mounds and cemeteries near 

Moundville, AL. 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 1906. The date of the site 

associated with the human remains is 

approximately A.D. 700 to 1540. The 

remains consist of partial skeletons or 

single bone elements. Age and sex could 

not be identified. 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 28 

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 Choctaw Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

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

disposition of the human remains may 

be to The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

and, if joined with the Choctaw Nation 

of Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation. 

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 and, if joined with the 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 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. 2017–22435 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024107; 

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 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 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the Wisconsin Historical 

Society. 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 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 Museum, 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 the 

Island Village site in Manitowoc 

County, WI. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 


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