Mackinac County

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Bois Blanc and F.1.79 were published to the Federal Register on September 15, 2020. These ancestors were returned to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians on November 23, 2020. Gros Cap was published to the Federal Register on July 19, 2021. These ancestors were returned to Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians on June 14, 2023.

  • Bois Blanc

    The history of this collection is unknown.

    MNI = 2

    AFO = 0

    These individuals were originally listed on MSU's NAGPRA inventory, but then removed 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 available upon request.

    These ancestors were included in the Federal Register notice (link to published notice) for September 15, 2020.

  • F.1.79

    On an unknown date, the Michigan State Police, Negaunee Post acquired human remains. On October 11, 1979, the Police then sent the remains to Michigan State University for analysis by Anthropology Professor Dr. Norman Sauer.

    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 police summary and skeletal inventory available upon request.

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

  • Gros Cap Site, 20MK6

    The Gros Cap site includes a large village and associated cemetery. It is part of the Gros Cap Archaeological District, which also includes the adjacent Campfire site (20MK7). The original cemetery is one of the oldest continuously used Ottawa cemeteries, with use starting in the late seventeenth century. In 1889, the cemetery was platted and fenced, and is the present Moran Township Cemetery. The collection from this site was created by Orr Greenlees, who owned property adjacent to the cemetery. As modern burials were excavated in the cemetery, older burials and village deposits would be encountered. Many were reburied, but some items were collected. Greenlees also encountered village artifacts on his property, and eventually ended up with items from both the cemetery and village.

    Orr Greenlees' collection was acquired by Alicia Mackin in 1970, who initially loaned it to Michigan State University for analysis, then later donated it in 1976.  Greenlees made some notes regarding the provenience of the objects; every attempt was made using this information to keep objects originating from the same context together.

    MNI = 8

    AFO = 51

    UFO = 167

    Documentation: Gros cap catalog cards, archaeological site form, Greenlees collection letters, Nern & Cleland (article on the Greenlees collection), site photos, NRHP Archaeological District Nomination Form.

    The ancestors and associated funerary objects were included in the Federal Register notice (link to published notice) for July 19, 2021.

    The unassociated funerary objects were included in the Federal Register notice (link to published notice) for September 12, 2023.

  • Lasanen, 20MK21 (Repatriated)

    The Notice of Inventory Completion was published in the Federal Register on September 18, 1998, for 137 individuals and 18,622 associated funerary objects. The ancestors and associated funerary objects were repatriated/transferred to the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians during a consultation held on October 29, 1998.

  • Marquette Mission, 20MK82 (Repatriated)

    Ancestors from the Marquette Mission site were at one point (circa 2004) listed in Michigan State University's Culturally Unidentifiable inventory. However, this collection remains under the control of the City of St. Ignace. As such, the city published a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on April 5, 2016 for three ancestors and three associated funerary objects housed at Michigan State University. The ancestors and objects were transferred to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan on May 6, 2016. Any further listings for material from this site have been done through the City of St. Ignace.

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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