Unknown provenience within Michigan

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NAGPRA Case 1.8

An Ancestor was recently (July 2024) turned over to the Forensic Anthropology Laboratory from a private citizen. They are likely from somewhere in Michigan. Michigan State University will be handling the NAGPRA compliance.

NAGPRA Case 1.5

Published to the Federal Register on May 18, 2023. These ancestors were returned to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians on July 20, 2023. 

These ancestors arrived at the FAL from police authorities and private citizens finding ancestral remains on their property. At some point, likely in the 1960s and 1970s, these individuals were included in former teaching collections and disassociated from case and donation paperwork. These ancestors are likely all from Michigan, though the information needed to tie them to specific cases is not available.

MNI = 16

AFO = 0

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

NAGPRA Case 1.1

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.

  • Wildner

    On an unknown date, as a result of plowing, an unknown individual discovered a bundle burial.

    MNI = 6

    AFO = 2

    These individuals were initially listed on the MSU NAGPRA inventory, but were 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.

    The only documentation available for these individuals are the skeletal inventory sheets.

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

  • 2004.45.255

    On an unknown date, human remains were acquired by Kalamazoo resident, Donald Boudeman, who collected Southwest Native American material culture in the first half of the twentieth century. In July 1961, years after her husband's death, Donna Boudeman donated the human remains and parts of Mr. Boudeman's collection to the Michigan State University Museum.

    MNI = 1

    AFO = 0

    This is a new listing with the 2019/2020 inventory update.

    We have no documentation for this individual.

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

  • F.1.0

    On October 4, 2017, human remains were found in the Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology Laboratory.

    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.

    The only documentation we have for this individual is the skeletal inventory sheet.

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

  • F.3.71

    In 1971, human remains were collected at an unknown location and brought to the Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology Laboratory.

    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.

    The only documentation available for this individual is the skeletal inventory sheet.

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

  • FA 019-08

    On June 4, 2008, Michigan State Police brought the remains to Michigan State University’s Forensic Anthropology Laboratory.

    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.

    The only documentation available for this individual is the forensic anthropology laboratory write-up on the case.

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

  • FA 058-83

    On October 4, 2017, the remains were found in the Michigan State University Forensic Anthropology Laboratory.

    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.

    The only documentation for this individual is the unprovenienced summary sheet.

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

  • 7471

    While there is little additional information available on this ancestor, it has been determined that they likely originated from somewhere in Michigan, given their presence in the Forensic Anthropology Laboratory, which generally only deals with individuals from Michigan.

    MNI = 1

    AFO = 0

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

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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