90 FR 111 pgs. 24657-24658 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, Brighton, MI
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 111Pages: 24657 - 24658
Pages: 24657, 24658Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040331; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-10601 Filed 6-10-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040331; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, Brighton, MI
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority has completed an inventory of human remains (hereinafter referred to as "Ancestral remains" or "Ancestors") and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES:
Repatriation of the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after July 11, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Send written requests for repatriation of the Ancestral remains in this notice to Jennifer Jaworski, Chief of Interpretive Services, Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, 13000 High Ridge Drive, Brighton, MI 48114-9058, email jennifer.jaworski@metroparks.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Ancestral remains representing, at least, six individuals have been identified. The 10 associated funerary objects are one lot of charcoal and wood, three lots of lithic flakes, two lots of debitage, one lot of lithic core, one lot ochre, and two lots of faunal bone fragments. The Erie River Site (20WN8) is located off the shore of Lake Erie on Lake Erie Metropark land in Michigan. Amateur collector, William Karoly collected material from the site during the 1960's and 1970's and Ancestral remains from the site in 1972. These were donated to the UMMAA in 1972 which were accessioned #2837; this accession is for the Ancestors at UMMAA from burials 1-4. The Ancestors are of an adult 40+ years possible male, an adult with a possible underlying infection, an adult possible female, and an adolescent 12-18 years. The site was excavated again in 1988 by UMMAA as part of a phase II archaeological investigation for the development of the park. Ancestral remains were found within Early Late Woodland stratigraphy; these remains were accessioned #1988-21. The Ancestors are of a child 5-9 years, and an infant 3-9 months. Dating for the site is to the Early Late Woodland A.D. 500-1100, based on diagnostic artifacts from other areas of the site and stratigraphic data.
The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority has no record of, nor do its officials have any knowledge of, any treatment of items with pesticides, preservatives, or other substances that represent a potential hazard to the collection(s) or to persons handling the collection(s).
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority has determined that:
• The Ancestral remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry.
• The 10 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual Ancestral remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; 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 of Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians; Seneca-Cayuga Nation; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of Seneca; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; and the Wyandotte Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 11, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: May 28, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-10601 Filed 6-10-25; 8:45 am]
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