Progress to Date

To date, the University has completed the following repatriations and dispositions in accordance with NAGPRA:

“MNI” = “Minimum Number of Individuals”
“AFO” = “Associated Funerary Object(s)”
“UFO” = “Unassociated Funerary Object(s)”

2024

Repatriations

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma—Accepting Repatriation on behalf of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of Choctaw Indians (Louisiana); Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Muscogee Creek Nation (Oklahoma); Seminole Tribe of Florida; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town (Oklahoma).
1 Repatriation totaling 1 MNI from Hale and Tuscaloosa Counties, AL

2023

Dispositions

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi (Michigan and Indiana)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Match-e-benash- she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc; and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas).
1 disposition totaling 1 MNI and 1 AFO From Berrien County, Michigan

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana (previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana); Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; White Earth Band); 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; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
1 disposition totaling 4 MNI and 24 AFO from Bay and Saginaw Counties, Michigan

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana (previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana); Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan and the Wyandotte Nation. The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; White Earth Band); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
1 disposition totaling 2 MNI and 2 AFO from Oakland and Genesee Counties, Michigan

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana (previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana); Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Mille Lacs Band); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan and the Wyandotte Nation. The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; 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; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; White Earth Band); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
1 disposition totaling 4 MNI and 4 AFO from Washtenaw County, Michigan

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the 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 Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana); Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; 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; 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); Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.
1 disposition totaling 1 MNI from Monroe County, Michigan

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Texas
1 repatriation totaling 1 Cultural Item from an unknown county within the Rio Grande Valley, TX, or NM

2022

Repatriations

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
1 repatriation totaling 9 MNI and 25 AFO from Menominee County, Michigan.

Transfers for Legal Controllers

Transfer made at the request of the State Historic Preservation Office of Michigan to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
1 repatriation totaling 9 MNI and 6 AFO from Menominee County, Michigan.

2021

Dispositions

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
6 dispositions totaling 50 MNI and 108 AFO from Antrim, Newaygo, and Roscommon Counties, Michigan.

Transfers to Legal Controllers

New Mexico State Office, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Interior.
1 transfer totaling 2 Lots of Objects from Sandoval County, New Mexico.

2019

Dispositions

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 7 MNI and 1 AFO from Clinton County, Michigan.

2018

Repatriations

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint repatriation to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Wisconsin); and White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
1 repatriation totaling 1 MNI from Arenac County, Michigan.

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
1 repatriation totaling 1 MNI and 1 AFO from Menominee County, Michigan.

Transfers to Legal Controllers

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, National Park Service.
1 transfer totaling 1 Lot of Objects from Socorro County, New Mexico.

2017

Repatriations

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin.
1 repatriation totaling 20 MNI and 3 AFO from Menominee County, Michigan.

Dispositions

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 20 MNI and 106 AFO from Saginaw County, Michigan.

2015

Dispositions

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
9 dispositions totaling 17 MNI and 165 AFO from Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana Counties, Michigan.

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); and the Wyandotte Nation (Oklahoma).
5 dispositions totaling 7 MNI and 4 AFO from sites in the State of Michigan where the county is unknown.

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); and the Wyandotte Nation (Oklahoma).
5 dispositions totaling 17 MNI and 13 AFO from Genesee, Macomb, Saint Clair, and Tuscola Counties, Michigan.

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
5 dispositions totaling 12 MNI and 2 AFO from Bay, Clinton, and Saginaw Counties, Michigan.

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 2 MNI from Ionia County, Michigan.

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 1 MNI from Van Buren County, Michigan.

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
4 dispositions totaling 8 MNI and 10 AFO from Leelanau, Missaukee, and Otsego Counties, Michigan.

Transfers to Legal Controllers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
1 transfer totaling 2 Objects from Sandoval County, New Mexico.

2014

Dispositions

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); and the Wyandotte Nation (Oklahoma).
1 disposition totaling 94 MNI and 812 AFO from Lapeer County, Michigan.

Transfers for Legal Controllers

Transfer made at the request of the State of Michigan to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 transfer totaling 1 MNI from Delta County, Michigan.

2013

Repatriations

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan).
1 follow-on repatriation of human remains (no change to the original MNI count) from a transfer made in 2000 from Ottawa County, Michigan.

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan).
3 repatriations totaling 15 UFO from Emmet County, Michigan.

Dispositions

Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan), Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan), Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 3 MNI from Montmorency County, Michigan.

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan) and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 9 MNI from Kent County, Michigan.

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan) and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
2 dispositions totaling 5 MNI from Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties, Michigan.

Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); and Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 2 MNI and 110 AFO from Gogebic County, Michigan.

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan) and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 1 MNI from Kent County, Michigan.

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
4 dispositions totaling 18 MNI from Lake, Montcalm, Newaygo, and Wexford Counties, Michigan.

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan), Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan), and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
2 dispositions totaling 2 MNI from Roscommon County, Michigan.

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 1 MNI and 1 AFO from Emmet County, Michigan.

Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan), Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan), and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan), and Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Wisconsin).
1 follow-on disposition of human remains (no change to the original MNI count) from a transfer made in 2012 from Mackinac County, Michigan.

Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan), Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan), Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 1 MNI from Alpena County, Michigan.

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan), Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana), and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
6 dispositions totaling 12 MNI and 2 AFO from Livingston, Shiawassee, and Oakland Counties, Michigan.

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
16 dispositions totaling 41 MNI and 4 AFO from Shiawassee, Genesee, Macomb, St. Clair, Sanilac, and Tuscola Counties, Michigan.

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
16 dispositions totaling 25 MNI from Clinton, Gladwin, Gratiot, and Saginaw Counties, Michigan.

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
1 disposition totaling 1 MNI from Isabella County, Michigan.

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan) and Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
3 dispositions totaling 10 MNI and 43 AFO from Berrien County, Michigan.

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan), Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana), and Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
4 dispositions totaling 48 MNI and 211 AFO from Oakland County, Michigan.

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan) and Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan and Indiana); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
51 dispositions totaling 219 MNI and 535 AFO from Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Ionia, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties, Michigan.

2012

Repatriations

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan).
1 follow-on repatriation of human remains (adding 1 MNI to the original count) from a transfer made in 2009 from Emmet County, Michigan.

Dispositions

Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan), Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan), and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan)—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Wisconsin).
3 dispositions totaling 84 MNI and 91 AFO from Mackinac County, Michigan.

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan—Accepting transfer of a joint disposition to the Bay Mills Indian Community (Michigan); Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rock Boy’s Reservation of Montana; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Hannahville Indian Community (Michigan); Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Michigan); Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan); Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan); Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) (Michigan); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Michigan); Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan); and the Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Wisconsin).
1 disposition totaling 120 MNI and 219 AFO from Lapeer County, Michigan.

Transfers to Legal Controllers

Hiawatha National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
1 transfer totaling 1 MNI from Chippewa County, Michigan.

2011

Repatriations

Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Michigan).
1 repatriation of 5 sacred objects.

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan).
1 follow-on repatriation of human remains (no change to the original MNI count) from a transfer made in 2000 from Ottawa County, Michigan.

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan).
1 repatriation of 14 UFO from Emmet County, Michigan.
1 follow-on repatriation of human remains (no change to the original MNI count) from a transfer made in 2009 from Emmet County, Michigan.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (North Dakota).
1 repatriation totaling 1 MNI from the Fort Rice area of North Dakota.

2009

Repatriations

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan).
1 repatriation totaling 2 MNI from Emmet County, Michigan.

2002

Repatriations

White Mountain Apache Tribe (Arizona)—Accepting transfer of a joint repatriation to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian Community (Arizona), Fort Sill Apache Tribe (Oklahoma), Mescalero Apache Tribe (New Mexico), San Carlos Apache Tribe (Arizona), Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona, White Mountain Apache Tribe (Arizona), and the Yavapai-Apache Nation (Arizona).
1 repatriation of 1 sacred object.

2000

Repatriations

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan).
1 repatriation totaling 12 MNI and 18 AFO from Ottawa County, Michigan.

1997

Repatriations

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Michigan).
1 repatriation totaling 1 MNI and 510 UFO from Emmet County, Michigan.