Emmet County

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F.5.0 and FA 045-17 were both published to the Federal Register on September 15, 2020. These ancestors were returned to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians on November 16, 2020.
F.2.69 was published to the Federal Register on May 18, 2023. This ancestor was returned to the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians on September 16, 2023.
  • F.5.0

    On an unknown date, human remains and funerary objects were discovered in Emmet County, MI. Before January 26, 1984, the remains were sent by the Lakehead Pipe Line Company of Superior, WI to the Petoskey Michigan State Patrol. After January 26, 1984, the remains and funerary objects were brought to Michigan State University for analysis by Anthropology Professor Dr. Norman Sauer.

    MNI = 1

    AFO = 1

    This individual was not originally listed on MSU's NAGPRA inventory, as they were not associated with the MSU Museum but with the Forensic Anthropology Lab. In 2019, it was decided to condense our efforts and only have one department providing NAGPRA listings.

    Documentation: We have the skeletal inventory form and some additional notes that were found in the box on file.

    This ancestor was included in the Federal Register publication (link to published notice) for September 15, 2020.

  • FA 045-17

    On September 26, 2017, human remains were discovered in a wooded area on private property and were collected by the Grayling Crime Lab. On September 29, 2017, the Michigan State Police, Gaylord Post, brought the remains to Michigan State University’s Forensic Anthropology Laboratory for analysis by Anthropology Professor Dr. Joseph Hefner.

    MNI = 1

    AFO = 0

    This individual was not originally listed on MSU's NAGPRA inventory, as they were not associated with the MSU Museum but with the Forensic Anthropology Lab. In 2019, it was decided to condense our efforts and only have one department providing NAGPRA listings.

    Documentation: We have the forensic anthropology laboratory report, a receipt of evidence, and release of property form on file and available upon request.

    This ancestor was included in the Federal Register publication (link to published notice) for September 15, 2020.

  • F.2.69 and 4160

    F.2.69 came to Michigan State University as a police case. The remains of a likely coffin burial were recovered by a metal detectorist in 1969 along Five Mile Creek in Emmet County, Michigan. He alerted the local police. The officer disinterred several additional elements, along with several ‘metal chips’ and a ‘medallion’, as noted in the police report. The remains, along with the objects, were received by Charles Cleland, Curator of Anthropology for the MSU Museum, on February 26, 1971. It appears that additional remains and objects were recovered by the Michigan State Police in May of 1972 and brought to MSU. The accession record (accession 4160) states that the State Police donated the collection to MSU. We have a police case file available to Tribal representatives upon request.

    The associated funerary objects include glass beads, silver brooches, silver earrings, and other objects. We have the catalog cards for the artifacts, but no additional documentation on file.

    MNI = 1

    AFO = 572

    Documentation: We have the original police report, accession record, and catalog cards available upon request.

    This ancestor was included in the Federal Register publication (link to published notice) for May 18, 2023.

Tribes Consulted and Invited to Consult:

  • 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 (previously listed as the 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 Band of Odawa Indians, Michigan
  • Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
  • Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
  • 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 Potawatomi, Michigan
  • Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
  • Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
  • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana
  • Prairie Band of 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
  • Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin
  • Tonawanda Band of Seneca
  • Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
  • Wyandotte Nation

 

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