Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK, 47224-47225 [E8-18675]
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Decision Process: Formal
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Following due consideration of all
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Subsequently the official responsible for
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Dated: May 15, 2008.
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Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska
State Office, Bureau of Land
Management, Anchorage, AK; and
Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska,
AK
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
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 U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office,
Anchorage, AK, and in the possession of
the Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska,
AK. The human remains were removed
from Umnak 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 the Alaska State
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
Museum of the Aleutians, and
Smithsonian Institution professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Native Village of
Nikolski.
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Between 1950 and the 1980s, human
remains representing a minimum of 212
individuals were removed from various
sites in the southwestern part of Umnak
Island, located in the Fox Island group
of the eastern Aleutian Islands, AK.
These sites included the Chaluka site at
the Native Village of Nikolski, Ogalodox
site, Sandy Beach site, and other nearby
smaller sites. The exact provenience for
each individual can not be determined.
All of the human remains were probably
removed at the direction of the late Dr.
William Laughlin from Umnak Island,
as they were later found to be among his
collections. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
According to museum records, the
212 sets of human remains were
probably first sent to the University of
Wisconsin, but then removed by Dr.
William Laughlin to the University of
Connecticut at an unknown date. From
there, they were shipped by Dr.
Laughlin to the Museum of the
Aleutians in 1998, where they are
presently located.
During 1961–62, human remains
representing a minimum of nine
individuals were removed from the
Chaluka site at the Native Village of
Nikolski, on Umnak Island in the Fox
Island group of the eastern Aleutian
Islands, AK. The human remains were
also probably removed at the direction
of the late Dr. William Laughlin from
Umnak Island, as they were later found
to be among his collections. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The remains of the nine individuals
were shipped to the University of
Wisconsin for study by Dr. William
Laughlin and remained there until after
his death. In 2006, the human remains
were sent to the Smithsonian Institution
for inventory, where they are presently
located.
Umnak Island has been inhabited for
over 8,000 years by Aleut (Unangan)
people. Based on geographical location,
oral history, and archeological evidence,
the human remains from this island are
of Aleut (Unangan) origin. The Aleut
(Unangan) are ancestors of inhabitants
of the Native Village of Nikolski, the
current and only Indian tribe and
settlement on Umnak Island, AK.
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of 221 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Bureau of Land Management have also
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
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shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the
Native Village of Nikolski.
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, #13, Anchorage, AK
99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510,
before September 12, 2008. Repatriation
of the human remains to the Native
Village of Nikolski may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is
responsible for notifying the Chaluka
Corporation and Native Village of
Nikolski that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 8, 2008
Daniel Odess,
Assistant Associate Director, Park Cultural
Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK
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 Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository,
Kodiak, AK. The human remains were
removed from Anton Larsen Bay,
Kodiak 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 the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton
Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie
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Native Corporation; Native Village of
Ouzinkie; and Native Village of Port
Lions.
In the winter of 1962, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an
unknown archeological site in Anton
Larsen Bay on Kodiak Island, AK, by
David Bowen, a Navy pilot deployed in
Kodiak. In January 2008, after
discovering the remains were human,
Mr. Bowen relinquished it to the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository
to determine cultural affiliation and
assist with repatriation, at the request of
Koniag, Inc., the regional ANCSA
corporation. Upon arrival at the
museum, the remains were examined
and confirmed as human. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Although there is not enough
information to definitively ascertain
from which archeological site the
human remains were collected, the
donor’s description of his collecting
activity suggest that it is likely from 49–
KOD–00043, the Kizhuyak site, or 49–
KOD–00044, the Crag Point site. Both
sites contain extensive, eroding and
well-preserved, prehistoric midden
deposits that are known to have
included human remains. Mr. Bowen
reported collecting the human remains
from such a deposit, which research at
both sites has shown date to the Late
Kachemak (circa 2,700 B.P. to 900 B.P.)
and Koniag (900 B.P. to historic contact)
traditions. Archeologists believe that the
people of the Late Kachemak and
Koniag traditions are ancestors of
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 Anton Larsen Bay
are reasonably believed to be Native
American and most closely affiliated
with the contemporary Native residents
of the Kodiak archipelago, the Kodiak
Alutiiq. Specifically, they were
recovered from an area of the Kodiak
Archipelago traditionally used by
members of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton
Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie
Native Corporation; Native Village of
Ouzinkie; and Native Village of Port
Lions.
Officials of the 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 one individual of Native
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American ancestry. Officials of the
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository 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 Afognak Native Corporation;
Native Village of Afognak (formerly the
Village of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.;
Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie Native
Corporation; Native Village of Ouzinkie;
and Native Village of Port Lions.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Sven Haakanson, Jr.,
Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological
Repository, 215 Mission Rd., Suite
101, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone (907)
486–7004, before September 12, 2008.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Afognak Native Corporation; Native
Village of Afognak (formerly the Village
of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag,
Inc.; Ouzinkie Native Corporation;
Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native
Village of Port Lions may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository is
responsible for notifying the Afognak
Native Corporation; Native Village of
Afognak (formerly the Village of
Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag,
Inc.; Ouzinkie Native Corporation;
Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native
Village of Port Lions that this notice has
been published.
Dated: July 14, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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 and control of
the Arizona State Museum, University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains were removed from Franklin
County, WA.
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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 Arizona State
Museum professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville
Reservation, Washington; Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, Oregon; Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation,
Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho
(previously listed as Nez Perce Tribe of
Idaho); and Wanapum Band, a nonfederally recognized Indian group.
In 1976, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
removed from Strawberry Island on the
Snake River in Franklin County, WA, by
Mr. Gene Meyers, a member of the MidColumbia Archaeological Society. Mr.
Meyers gave the human remains to Dr.
David G. Rice of the University of Idaho.
In 1976, the human remains were
received from Dr. Rice and accessioned
by the Arizona State Museum
(Accession No. 76–76). No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Morphological traits of the cranial
remains indicate that the individuals
were Native American. The specific
location on Strawberry Island where the
human remains were collected is
unknown. However, the excellent state
of preservation of the human remains
suggests that they were obtained from
the Miller Site (45FR5), which was
occupied during late prehistoric or
protohistoric times (approximately
A.D.1400–1750).
Strawberry Island is located on the
Snake River near its confluence with the
Columbia River in Franklin County,
WA. Treaties between the United States
Government and the Nez Perce,
Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, Palouse,
and Umatilla tribes established the
Snake River as the common boundary
between the Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Nation to the
north and the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation to the
south. Furthermore, archeological
evidence, oral tradition, and historic
evidence establishes a continuity of
occupation and seasonal use of
Strawberry Island from prehistoric times
to the arrival of Europeans in the region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, 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 possession of
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from Anton Larsen Bay, Kodiak 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 the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Afognak Native Corporation; Native Village
of Afognak (formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.;
Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie
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Native Corporation; Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native Village of
Port Lions.
In the winter of 1962, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from an unknown archeological site in Anton
Larsen Bay on Kodiak Island, AK, by David Bowen, a Navy pilot deployed
in Kodiak. In January 2008, after discovering the remains were human,
Mr. Bowen relinquished it to the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository to determine cultural affiliation and assist with
repatriation, at the request of Koniag, Inc., the regional ANCSA
corporation. Upon arrival at the museum, the remains were examined and
confirmed as human. No known individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Although there is not enough information to definitively ascertain
from which archeological site the human remains were collected, the
donor's description of his collecting activity suggest that it is
likely from 49-KOD-00043, the Kizhuyak site, or 49-KOD-00044, the Crag
Point site. Both sites contain extensive, eroding and well-preserved,
prehistoric midden deposits that are known to have included human
remains. Mr. Bowen reported collecting the human remains from such a
deposit, which research at both sites has shown date to the Late
Kachemak (circa 2,700 B.P. to 900 B.P.) and Koniag (900 B.P. to
historic contact) traditions. Archeologists believe that the people of
the Late Kachemak and Koniag traditions are ancestors of 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 Anton Larsen Bay are
reasonably believed to be Native American and most closely affiliated
with the contemporary Native residents of the Kodiak archipelago, the
Kodiak Alutiiq. Specifically, they were recovered from an area of the
Kodiak Archipelago traditionally used by members of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak (formerly the Village of
Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie Native
Corporation; Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native Village of Port
Lions.
Officials of the 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 one individual of
Native American ancestry. Officials of the Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository 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 Afognak Native Corporation; Native Village of Afognak (formerly the
Village of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie Native
Corporation; Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native Village of Port
Lions.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr. Sven
Haakanson, Jr., Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, 215 Mission Rd., Suite 101, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone
(907) 486-7004, before September 12, 2008. Repatriation of the human
remains to the Afognak Native Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.;
Ouzinkie Native Corporation; Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native
Village of Port Lions may proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository is responsible for
notifying the Afognak Native Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.;
Ouzinkie Native Corporation; Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native
Village of Port Lions that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 14, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-18675 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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