Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 2017 / Notices 3807 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in (AC.11526), and 1 medicine bag The Denver Museum of Nature & this notice are the sole responsibility of (AC.11535I). Science is responsible for notifying the the museum, institution, or Federal Museum accession, catalogue, and Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota agency that has control of the Native documentary records, as well as Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, that this American cultural items. The National consultation with representatives of the notice has been published. Park Service is not responsible for the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Dated: December 21, 2016. Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, indicate determinations in this notice. Melanie O’Brien, that the 13 cultural objects are Ojibwe History and Description of the Cultural Manager, National NAGPRA Program. and are from the Mille Lacs Indian Item(s) Reservation, Minnesota. The 13 cultural [FR Doc. 2017–00512 Filed 1–11–17; 8:45 am] In 1964, seven cultural items were items, A943.1, AC.11525, AC.11528, BILLING CODE 4312–52–P removed from Ojibwe communities in AC.11529, AC.11530, AC.11535B, unknown counties, MN. In the 1950s, AC.11535J, AC.11533, AC.11536A, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Karen Petersen and her husband Sydney AC.11536B, AC 11538, AC.11526, and Petersen spent their summers visiting AC.11535I, relate to the Grand Medicine National Park Service Ojibwe communities, buying crafts from Society or Midewiwin, a ritual society. tribal members. These items belonged to [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0022621]; John Mink, a fourth-degree Midewiwin Determinations Made by the Denver [PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] priest at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum of Nature & Science Reservation in central Minnesota. Soon Officials of the Denver Museum of Notice of Inventory Completion: after Mink’s death in 1962 or 1963, Nature & Science have determined that: Metroparks of the Toledo Area, Toledo, museum records affirm the items were • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), OH dug up to be offered for sale. Petersen the 7 cultural items described above are AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. sold the cache to Mary and Francis reasonably believed to have been placed ACTION: Notice. Crane on February 2, 1976, with the with or near individual human remains exception of one scroll (A943.1), which at the time of death or later as part of SUMMARY: The Metroparks of the Toledo was donated to the Denver Museum of the death rite or ceremony and are Area (Metroparks Toledo) has Natural History (now the Denver believed, by a preponderance of the completed an inventory of human Museum of Nature & Science or DMNS) evidence, to have been removed from a remains and associated funerary objects, directly in November 1976. The Cranes specific burial site of a Native American in consultation with the appropriate in turn donated the other six individual. Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian unassociated funerary objects to the • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), organizations, and has determined that DMNS in December 1976. The seven the 6 cultural items described above are there is a cultural affiliation between the unassociated funerary objects are 2 specific ceremonial objects needed by human remains and associated funerary birch bark scrolls (A943.1 and traditional Native American religious objects and present-day Indian tribes or AC.11525), 2 ceremonial invitation sets leaders for the practice of traditional Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal (AC.11528 and AC.11529), 2 medicine Native American religions by their descendants or representatives of any bags (AC.11535B and AC.11535J), and 1 present-day adherents. Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian vessel containing ceremonial stain • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there organization not identified in this notice (AC.11530). is a relationship of shared group that wish to request transfer of control Between 1950 and 1964, six cultural identity that can be reasonably traced of these human remains and associated items were removed from Ojibwe between the unassociated funerary funerary objects should submit a written communities in unknown counties, MN. objects and the Mille Lacs Band of the request to Metroparks Toledo. If no Karen Petersen purchased four cultural Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota. additional requestors come forward, • items (AC.11533, AC.11536A, Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there transfer of control of the human remains AC.11536B, and AC.11538) from Ole is a relationship of shared group and associated funerary objects to the Sam who had inherited these objects in identity that can be reasonably traced lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or 1960 from the estate of his father, Mike between the sacred objects and the Mille Native Hawaiian organizations stated in Sam, a Midewiwin priest. Petersen sold Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa this notice may proceed. the cultural items to Mary and Francis Tribe, Minnesota. DATES: Lineal descendants or Crane on February 5, 1976, who donated representatives of any Indian tribe or them to THE DMNS in December 1976. Additional Requestors and Disposition Native Hawaiian organization not Petersen purchased one cultural item Lineal descendants or representatives identified in this notice that wish to (ac.11526) from Annie Sam, a rare of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian request transfer of control of these fourth-degree Midewiwin female priest. organization not identified in this notice human remains and associated funerary On February 2, 1976, the Cranes that wish to claim these cultural items purchased the cultural item and should submit a written request with objects should submit a written request donated it to the DMNS in December information in support of the claim to with information in support of the 1976. Petersen purchased one cultural Chip Colwell, Senior Curator of request to Metroparks Toledo at the item (AC.115351) from Maggie Anthropology and NAGPRA Officer, address in this notice by February 13, Skinaway in 1961. On February 19, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2017. 1976, Petersen sold the cultural item to 2001 Colorado Boulevard., Denver, CO ADDRESSES: Joseph Fausnaugh, the Cranes who donated it to the DMNS 80205, telephone (303) 370–6378, email Metroparks of the Toledo Area, 5100 in December 1976. The six sacred [email protected], by February 13, West Central Avenue, Toledo, OH objects are 1 ceremonial post 2017. After that date, if no additional 43615, telephone (419) 407–9700, email (AC.11533), 1 large cowrie shell claimants have come forward, transfer [email protected]. (AC.11536A), 1 collection of 19 shells of control of the unassociated funerary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is (AC.11536B), 1 ceremonial drumstick objects and/or sacred objects may here given in accordance with the (AC.115381), 1 birch bark scroll proceed. Native American Graves Protection and VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Jan 11, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 3808 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 2017 / Notices Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. OHC’s laboratory facilities in Columbus, also resettled to the lower Maumee 3003, of the completion of an inventory where they were cleaned, cataloged, Valley. In 1764, Captain Thomas Morris of human remains and associated analyzed, and rejoined with the human met an Ottawa delegation at the foot of funerary objects under the control of remains and associated funerary items the Maumee Rapids, adjacent to Metroparks Toledo, Toledo, OH. The that were excavated in April 2014. All Audubon Island. Between 1783 and human remains and associated funerary human remains and associated funerary 1794, Audubon Island was known as objects were removed from Audubon items recovered from 33LU0805 are Col. McKee’s Island, and was farmed as Island, City of Maumee, Lucas County, currently being temporarily held at the part of Alexander McKee’s Department OH. OHC’s Columbus facility on behalf of of Indian Affairs post at the foot of the This notice is published as part of the the Toledo Metroparks. Maumee Rapids. Several other Euro- National Park Service’s administrative In total, one individual was Canadian traders occupied lands in the responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 identified. No known individuals were area, presumably with the consent of the U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in identified. The 3,049 associated local Ottawa. this notice are the sole responsibility of funerary objects include the following: 1 In 1795, many of the Great Lakes-Ohio the museum, institution, or Federal pan; 2 kettles; 2 arm bands; 1 brooch; 1 Valley tribes signed the Treaty of agency that has control of the Native glass mirror; 2 musket balls; 1 strike- Greenville, which produced several American human remains and light; 2 flints; 19 copper coils; 14 tinkler land cession, including a 12-square-mile associated funerary objects. The cones; 1 tubular long bead; 517 tubular reserve surrounding the foot of the National Park Service is not responsible small beads; 2,130 seed beads; 10 pieces Maumee Rapids and Audubon Island. for the determinations in this notice. of possible fabric; 2 pieces of charcoal; Occupation of Audubon Island by the 37 seeds; 3 stones; 4 rock and shell; 2 Consultation Ohio Ottawa appears to have ceased at light fractions; 1 non-human bone that time, at which point some of them On behalf of Metroparks Toledo, a fragment; 11 ceramic sherds; 21 flint moved to Walpole Island, Canada. detailed assessment of the human flakes; 11 buckshot; 1 rose head nail; 7 Between 1807 and 1817, the United remains was made by professional staff brass flakes; 4 clay fragments with States established four small of the Ohio History Connection, vermillion; 1 lot of an unspecified reservations for the Ottawa along the Columbus, OH, in consultation with number of corroded iron fragments; 1 lower Maumee River.