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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. 

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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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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. 

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; and the Menominee Indian 

Tribe of Wisconsin. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1989, human remains representing, 

at minimum, four individuals were 

removed from the Island Village site 

(47–MN–0101) in Manitowoc County, 

WI. The site is located within the Kill 

Snake Marsh and Wildlife Area run by 

the Wisconsin Department of Natural 

Resources (WDNR). Employees of the 

WDNR found human remains and 

associated funerary objects brought to 

the surface by plowing. Representatives 

from the Wisconsin Historical Society 

visited the site and were given the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects. The human remains represent 

four individuals, including one young 

adult and three juveniles. No known 

individuals were identified. The four 

associated funerary objects are 1 

decorated German silver brooch or hair 

plate, 1 lot of five copper bracelets, 1 

copper picture frame mat, and 1 lot of 

beads. 

The kinds of associated funerary 

objects recovered suggest a historic 

period date for the human remains, 

specifically the mid-1800s. Objects like 

the silver German brooch did not come 

into use in the Great Lakes until after 

the 1830s. The picture frame mat was of 

the type that would have been used to 

frame an ambrotype or daguerreotype 

suggesting a post-1850 date. The Island 

Village site was first recorded in written 

documents by archeologist Charles E. 

Brown in 1906 who stated that a Mr. 

Louis Falge identified the site as a 

Potawatomi village. Archival research 

conducted by the Forest County 

Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin, 

identified the location as a historic 

village site that was led by Potawatomi 

chief Chaiconda. The site was described 

by Falge as being occupied and under 

cultivation until 1864, which 

corresponds with the estimated age of 

the associated funerary objects. 

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 

represent the physical remains of four 

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), 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 Forest County Potawatomi 

Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville 

Indian Community, Michigan; Match-ebe-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi 

Huron Band of the Potawatomi; and the 

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 

Michigan and Indiana. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 Jennifer Kolb, Wisconsin 

Historical Society, 816 State Street, 

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 Forest 

County Potawatomi Community, 

Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian 

Community, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi 

Huron Band of the Potawatomi; and the 

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 

Michigan and Indiana, may proceed. 

The Wisconsin Historical Society is 

responsible for notifying the Forest 

County Potawatomi Community, 

Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian 

Community, Michigan; Ho-Chunk 

Nation of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau 

Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

Indians of the Lac du Flambeau 

Reservation of Wisconsin; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi 

Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian 

Tribe of Wisconsin; Nottawaseppi 

Huron Band of the Potawatomi; and the 

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, 

Michigan and Indiana, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: September 5, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–CEBE–24090; PPNECEBE00, 

PPMPSAS1Z.Y00000] 

Cancellation of September 21, 2017, 

Meeting of the Cedar Creek and Belle 

Grove National Historical Park 

Advisory Commission 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Cancellation of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given that the September 21, 

2017, meeting of the Cedar Creek and 

Belle Grove National Historical Park 

Advisory Commission previously 

announced in the Federal Register, Vol. 

82, January 19, 2017, pp. 6643, is 

cancelled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Further information concerning the 

meetings may be obtained from Karen 

Beck-Herzog, Site Manager, Cedar Creek 

and Belle Grove National Historical 

Park, P.O. Box 700, Middletown, 

Virginia 22645, telephone (540) 868– 

9176, or visit the park Web site: http:// 

www.nps.gov/cebe/parkmgmt/parkadvisory-commission.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Commission was designated by 

Congress to provide advice to the 

Secretary of the Interior in the 

preparation and implementation of the 

park’s general management plan and in 

the identification of sites of significance 

outside the park boundary (16 U.S.C. 

410iii–7). 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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