Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK; Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, AK, 30152 [E8-11573]
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specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present–day adherents. Officials of The
Nelson Gallery Foundation 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 sacred
object and the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians
of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred object should
contact Gaylord Torrence, Fred and
Virginia Merrill Curator of American
Indian Art, The Nelson–Atkins Museum
of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, MO
64111, telephone (816) 751–0427, before
June 23, 2008. Repatriation of the sacred
object to the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians
of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The Nelson Gallery Foundation is
responsible for notifying the Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas that this notice
has been published.
Dated: April 23, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–11576 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska
State Office, Bureau of Land
Management, Anchorage, AK; Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ; and Museum of the
Aleutians, Unalaska, 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 in the control of the Alaska
State Office, Bureau of Land
Management, Anchorage, AK, and in the
possession of the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, and Museum of the
Aleutians, Unalaska, AK. The human
remains were removed from St.
Lawrence Island, 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
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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 Alaska State
Office, Bureau of Land Management;
Arizona State Museum; Museum of the
Aleutians; and Smithsonian Institution
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Native Village of
Savoonga.
In 1928, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from an unknown location on
St. Lawrence Island, AK, by the nowdeceased Otto Geist. The human
remains were reportedly collected from
the surface and the condition of the
bone indicates exposure to the elements.
The human remains were donated to the
University of Alaska Museum at an
unknown date. In 1941, the human
remains were sent to the Arizona State
Museum as part of an exchange. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
At an unknown date in the 1950s or
1960s, human remains representing a
minimum of one individual were
removed from an unknown location on
St. Lawrence Island, AK, by an
unknown person. The human remains
were probably collected from the
surface because the condition of the
bone indicates exposure to the elements.
The human remains came into the
possession of the now–deceased Dr.
William Laughlin of the University of
Wisconsin at an unknown date and
under unknown circumstances. In 1999,
the human remains were sent to the
Museum of the Aleutians. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Cranial characteristics of all three sets
of human remains are highly consistent
with Native American ancestry. The
Native Village of Savoonga is located on
St. Lawrence Island. Ethnohistorical
data indicate a continuity of cultural
occupation of St. Lawrence Island from
approximately A.D. 300 to the present.
Oral tradition presented by
representatives of the Native Village of
Savoonga supports this evidence of
occupation. Based on the provenience
and condition of the human remains,
the human remains are determined to be
Native American and ancestors of the
members of the Native Village of
Savoonga.
Officials of the Alaska State Office,
Bureau of Land Management; Arizona
State Museum; and Museum of the
Aleutians have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
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human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Alaska State
Office, Bureau of Land Management;
Arizona State Museum; and Museum of
the Aleutians 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 Native Village of Savoonga.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Robert E. King,
Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator,
Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.
7th Avenue, Box 13, Anchorage, AK
99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510,
before June 23, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Native Village of
Savoonga may proceed after that date if
no additional claimants come forward.
The Alaska State Office, Bureau of
Land Management is responsible for
notifying the Native Village of Savoonga
that this notice has been published.
Dated: April 7, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–11573 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion: Field
Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
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 and associated funerary object
in the possession of the Field Museum
of Natural History, Chicago, IL. The
human remains and associated funerary
object were removed from New York
State.
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 object. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Field Museum of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska State Office, Bureau of
Land Management, Anchorage, AK; Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, AK
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 control of the
Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK, and in
the possession of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ, and Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, AK. The human
remains were removed from St. Lawrence Island, 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. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Alaska State
Office, Bureau of Land Management; Arizona State Museum; Museum of the
Aleutians; and Smithsonian Institution professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Native Village of Savoonga.
In 1928, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were removed from an unknown location on St. Lawrence Island, AK, by
the now-deceased Otto Geist. The human remains were reportedly
collected from the surface and the condition of the bone indicates
exposure to the elements. The human remains were donated to the
University of Alaska Museum at an unknown date. In 1941, the human
remains were sent to the Arizona State Museum as part of an exchange.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
At an unknown date in the 1950s or 1960s, human remains
representing a minimum of one individual were removed from an unknown
location on St. Lawrence Island, AK, by an unknown person. The human
remains were probably collected from the surface because the condition
of the bone indicates exposure to the elements. The human remains came
into the possession of the now-deceased Dr. William Laughlin of the
University of Wisconsin at an unknown date and under unknown
circumstances. In 1999, the human remains were sent to the Museum of
the Aleutians. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Cranial characteristics of all three sets of human remains are
highly consistent with Native American ancestry. The Native Village of
Savoonga is located on St. Lawrence Island. Ethnohistorical data
indicate a continuity of cultural occupation of St. Lawrence Island
from approximately A.D. 300 to the present. Oral tradition presented by
representatives of the Native Village of Savoonga supports this
evidence of occupation. Based on the provenience and condition of the
human remains, the human remains are determined to be Native American
and ancestors of the members of the Native Village of Savoonga.
Officials of the Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management;
Arizona State Museum; and Museum of the Aleutians have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land
Management; Arizona State Museum; and Museum of the Aleutians 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 Native Village of
Savoonga.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr.
Robert E. King, Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Land
Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, Box 13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7599,
telephone (907) 271-5510, before June 23, 2008. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Native Village of Savoonga may proceed after that
date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management is responsible
for notifying the Native Village of Savoonga that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 7, 2008.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-11573 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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