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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: City of
Larsen Bay, Larsen Bay, AK and
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
in control of the City of Larsen Bay,
Larsen Bay, AK, and in the possession
of Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from Larsen Bay,
AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Alutiiq Museum
and Archaeological Repository
professional staff on behalf of the City
of Larsen Bay in consultation with
representatives of the Native Village of
Larsen Bay.
In 1987 and 1988, human remains
representing a minimum of five
individuals were removed from the
Uyak site (49–KOD–00145) in Larsen
Bay, AK, during an excavation led by
Amy Steffian, a graduate archeology
student from the University of
Michigan. In August of 1987, the human
remains of one individual were shipped
to Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA,
for storage and study under the care of
Dr. Richard Jordan, an archeologist, in
Bryn Mawr College’s Department of
Anthropology. In 1988, Dr. Jordan
moved to Fairbanks and took the entire
Uyak site collection with him for storage
at the University of Alaska, Department
of Anthropology. In August of 1988, the
human remains of four individuals from
the second season of fieldwork were
shipped to Dr. Jordan at the University
of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of
Anthropology. After Dr. Jordan’s death
in 1991, the entire collection was moved
to the University of Alaska Museum. In
the summer of 1995, at the request of
the City of Larsen Bay, the owner of the
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Uyak site, the entire collection was
transferred to the Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository (number
AM3). No known individuals were
identified. The nine funerary objects are
one large coal labret, one ground slate
projectile point, one bone wedge, one
toggling harpoon, one leister prong, one
piece of worked antler, one coal bead,
one coal bead preform, and one ground
slate ulu fragment.
The Uyak site is a large prehistoric
settlement occupied during both the
Kachemak and Koniag traditions. The
eastern portion of the site contained the
remains of a Late Kachemak village,
where well–preserved shell midden
deposits surrounded a set of single–
roomed semisubterranean houses dating
between 950 – 1300 B.P. The human
remains were found in association with
prehistoric strata, indicating that the
human remains are associated with the
occupation of the village. Archeologists
believe that the people of the Late
Kachemak tradition are ancestral to
modern day Alutiiqs. Archeological data
collected over the past 20 years
indicates that Late Kachemak societies
evolved into the more complexly
organized societies of the Koniag
tradition observed at historic contact in
the late 18th century. As such, the
human remains from the Uyak site are
reasonably believed to be Native
American and most closely affiliated
with the contemporary Native residents
of the Kodiak archipelago, the Kodiak
Alutiiq. Specifically, the human
remains are from an area of the Kodiak
archipelago traditionally used by
members of the Native Village of Larsen
Bay.
In 1991, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
removed from the Alexander Creek Site
(49–KOD–00142) in Larsen Bay, AK, by
Mike Yarborough during excavations
prior to a water main installation project
conducted by the Alaska Public Health
Service. In July 1996, the human
remains were transferred to the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository
(number AM 234) at the request of the
City of Larsen Bay. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Alexander Creek site lies in the
City of Larsen Bay, AK, on southwestern
Kodiak Island, under and around the
intersection of First and Third Streets,
and contains both historic and
prehistoric components. All of the
human remains were recovered from the
prehistoric context found in association
with midden deposits that produced a
radiocarbon dated of circa 350 B.P. This
places the prehistoric occupation of the
site in the Developed Koniag phase of
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the Koniag tradition, just prior to
contact, and indicates that the human
remains are those of ancestral Alutiiqs.
Specifically, the human remains are
from an area traditionally used by
members of the Native Village of Larsen
Bay.
Officials of the City of Larsen Bay and
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of eight
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the City of Larsen
Bay and Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the nine objects described
above are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony. Lastly, officials of the City of
Larsen Bay and Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects and the
Native Village of Larsen Bay.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Allen Panamaroff, Mayor, City
of Larsen Bay,
P.O. Box 8, Larsen Bay, AK 99624,
telephone (907) 847–2211, before
February 14, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Native Village of Larsen
Bay may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository is responsible for notifying
the Native Village of Larsen Bay that
this notice has been published.
Dated: December 7, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Paul
H. Karshner Memorial Museum,
Puyallup, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2008 / Notices
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the Paul H.
Karshner Memorial Museum, Puyallup,
WA. The human remains were removed
from La Plata County, CO.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Paul H.
Karshner Memorial Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado.
In the 1940s, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from La Plata
County, CO. The human remains were
donated by Mark Porter in the 1940s. It
is unknown how Mr. Porter acquired the
human remains. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
This individual is the only recorded
donation by Mr. Porter found in the
museum’s inventory book. However,
Mr. Porter was known to have collected
Native American objects. Based on the
collecting practices of the donor, the
human remains are reasonably believed
to be Native American. In addition, the
museum’s inventory book identifies the
human remains as being ‘‘native’’ and
from the western Colorado region. The
western Colorado area is known to be
the aboriginal lands for the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado. Based on
museum records and geographical
location, officials of the Paul H.
Karshner Memorial Museum reasonably
believe that the human remains are
Native American and culturally
affiliated to the Southern Ute Indian
Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado.
Officials of the Paul H. Karshner
Memorial Museum have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Paul H. Karshner
Memorial Museum also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
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reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Jay Reifel, Assistant
Superintendent, telephone (253) 840–
8971 or Ms. Beth Bestrom, Museum
Curator, Paul H. Karshner Memorial
Museum, 309 4th St. NE, Puyallup, WA
98372, telephone (253) 841–8748, before
February 14, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Paul H. Karshner Memorial
Museum is responsible for notifying the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Southern Ute
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe
of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation,
Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 7, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–557 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Paul
H. Karshner Memorial Museum,
Puyallup, WA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the Paul H.
Karshner Memorial Museum, Puyallup,
WA. The human remains were removed
from an unknown area of Western
Oregon.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Paul H.
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Karshner Memorial Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon.
In the 1930s, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown area in Western Oregon. The
human remains were donated to the
museum by Dr. Warner M. Karshner in
the 1930s. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In creating the Paul H. Karshner
Memorial Museum in 1930, Dr.
Karshner began to acquire Native
American items, objects, and artifacts
for research and understanding,
specifically from the Northwest. It is
during this time period that the human
remains from Western Oregon were
donated and inventoried into the
museum’s permanent collection. Based
on the donor’s history, it is reasonably
believed that the human remains are of
Native American origin.
The museum’s inventory book
identifies the human remains as being
‘‘native’’ and being from the western
Oregon region. The western Oregon area
is known to be aboriginal lands for the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon. Based on
museum records, geographical location,
and donor history, the human remains
are reasonably believed to be culturally
affiliated with the Confederated Tribes
of the Grand Ronde Community of
Oregon.
Officials of the Paul H. Karshner
Memorial Museum have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Paul H. Karshner
Memorial Museum also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Jay Reifel, Assistant
Superintendent, telephone (253) 840–
8971 or Ms. Beth Bestrom, Museum
Curator, Paul H. Karshner Memorial
Museum, 309 4th St. NE, Puyallup, WA
98372, telephone (253) 841–8748, before
February 14, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
of Oregon may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum,
Puyallup, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the
Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum, Puyallup, WA. The human remains were
removed from La Plata County, CO.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3).
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Paul H.
Karshner Memorial Museum professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado.
In the 1940s, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from La Plata County, CO. The human remains
were donated by Mark Porter in the 1940s. It is unknown how Mr. Porter
acquired the human remains. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
This individual is the only recorded donation by Mr. Porter found
in the museum's inventory book. However, Mr. Porter was known to have
collected Native American objects. Based on the collecting practices of
the donor, the human remains are reasonably believed to be Native
American. In addition, the museum's inventory book identifies the human
remains as being ``native'' and from the western Colorado region. The
western Colorado area is known to be the aboriginal lands for the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado.
Based on museum records and geographical location, officials of the
Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum reasonably believe that the human
remains are Native American and culturally affiliated to the Southern
Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado.
Officials of the Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described
above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum
also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a
relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human remains and the Southern Ute Indian
Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr. Jay
Reifel, Assistant Superintendent, telephone (253) 840-8971 or Ms. Beth
Bestrom, Museum Curator, Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum, 309 4th St.
NE, Puyallup, WA 98372, telephone (253) 841-8748, before February 14,
2008. Repatriation of the human remains to the Southern Ute Indian
Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum is responsible for notifying
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern
Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah that this notice has been
published.
Dated: December 7, 2007
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-557 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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