Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology, Anchorage, AK, and Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK, 79903-79904 [E8-30884]
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In an article written in 1974, Mr.
Grosscup described the site:
The special site, 26–Ly–3, is located
not far from Fort Churchill. It is a cave
high up on a cliff above the Carson
River. Small wooden sticks are stuck
into the crevices in the walls of the cave
in great numbers and there are a number
of white pictographs of humans, most of
which are very obviously male, painted
on the smooth rock surfaces. This cave
is also known to the modern Northern
Paiute as having medicinal properties.
Site NV–Ly–03 is a complex of caves
along a cliff face, above the Carson
River. The site is near Fort Churchill
and is located on private property.
These caves are within the traditional
territory of the Northern Paiute and are
only a few miles from the Yerington
Reservation per ‘‘Ethnographic Notes on
the Northern Paiute of Western
Nevada,’’ by Willard Z. Park. The
museum’s professional staff consulted
with representatives of the Yerington
Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada, who
reaffirmed the tribe’s belief that Prayer
Cave and its contents are sacred, and
that the cave and its contents are part of
on-going ceremonies and beliefs. A
representative of the Yerington Paiute
Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada has also
confirmed that the sticks (catalog
numbers 2–28954 and 2–28956) are
prayer sticks, despite their not having
been identified as such by museum
records. Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology professional staff has
confirmed the affiliation of the cultural
items to the Yerington Paiute Tribe of
the Yerington Colony & Campbell
Ranch, Nevada through published
written documentation.
Officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst
Museum of Anthropology have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(C), the seven cultural items are
specific ceremonial objects needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents. Officials of the
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology 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 objects and the
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects should
contact Dr. Judd King, Museum
Director, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, 103 Kroeber Hall,
University of California, Berkeley,
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Berkeley, CA 94720–3712, telephone
(510) 642–3682, before January 29, 2009.
Repatriation of the sacred objects to the
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington
Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying the Yerington Paiute Tribe of
the Yerington Colony & Campbell
Ranch, Nevada that this notice has been
published.
Dated: November 19, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska
State Office of History and
Archaeology, Anchorage, AK, and
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 control of the Alaska
State Office of History and Archaeology,
Anchorage, AK, and in the possession of
the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK. The human
remains were removed from the Aleut
Village North archeological site (49–
AFG–00004), Afognak 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 on behalf of the
Alaska State Office of History and
Archaeology by Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak;
Koniag, Inc.; Litnik, Inc.; and Native
Village of Port Lions.
In June of 2008, human remains
representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the
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beach near the Aleut Village North
archeological site (49–AFG–00004),
Afognak Island, AK, by Robert
Lachowsky. Mr. Lachowsky turned in
the human remains to the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository.
The Alutiiq Museum contacted the
Alaska State Troopers, who sent
photographs to the State Office of
History and Archaeology. A professional
archeologist and forensic consultant
determined the remains to be a
prehistoric person of Eskimo ancestry.
The Alaska State Troopers released the
human remains to the Alutiiq Museum
for disposition in July 2008. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The Aleut Village North archeological
site is a prehistoric and historic
settlement north of Afognak Village on
the southeast coast of Afognak Island.
The site has a well-preserved midden
that dates to the Kachemak and Koniag
Traditions, as well as historic deposits
of material. The human remains were
likely deposited on the beach from the
actively eroding midden. Based on the
examination by an Alaskan State
forensic archeologist, the human
remains are believed to be prehistoric.
Archeological data indicate that the
ancestors of the Kodiak Alutiiq people
have inhabited the Kodiak region for
over 7,500 years, and that they are
culturally and biologically related to the
Yup’ik Eskimo people of southern
Alaska. As such, the human remains are
most closely related to the
contemporary Kodiak Alutiiq people.
Specifically, the human remains are
from an area of the Kodiak archipelago
traditionally used by members of the
Afognak Native Corporation; Native
Village of Afognak; Koniag, Inc.; Litnik,
Inc.; and Native Village of Port Lions.
Officials of the Alaska State Office of
History and Archaeology 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 one individual of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Alaska State Office of History and
Archaeology and 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; Koniag, Inc.; Litnik,
Inc.; 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.,
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Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository, 215 Mission
Rd., Suite 101, Kodiak, AK 99615,
telephone (907) 486–7004, before
January 29, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak;
Koniag, Inc.; Litnik, Inc.; 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; Koniag, Inc.; Litnik, Inc.; and
Native Village of Port Lions that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 18, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–30884 Filed 12–29–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, California State
Office, Sacramento, CA and University
of California, Los Angeles, Fowler
Museum of Cultural History, Los
Angeles, CA
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 U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, California State
Office, Sacramento, CA, and in the
possession of the University of
California, Los Angeles, Fowler
Museum of Cultural History, Los
Angeles, CA. The human remains were
removed from Inyo County, CA.
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 University of
California, Los Angeles, Fowler
Museum of Cultural History
professional staff with the Bureau of
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Land Management consulting with
representatives of the Big Pine Band of
Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Big Pine Reservation, California;
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California; Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California.
In 1950–1951, fragmentary human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Dry Lake
Cave (site CA–INY–1898) in Inyo
County, CA, during permitted
excavations by the University of
California, Los Angeles, Department of
Anthropology. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The age of the site is prehistoric.
Archeological evidence and oral
tradition of tribal representatives
identify the Dry Lake Cave area as
located within the traditional territory
of the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California; Death Valley
Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California;
Fort Independence Indian Community
of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California.
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management, California State Office
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
Bureau of Land Management, California
State Office 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 Big Pine Band of Owens Valley
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California; Death Valley
Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California;
Fort Independence Indian Community
of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Stephanie Damadio,
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Bureau of Land Management, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825,
telephone (916) 978–4650, before
January 29, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Big Pine Band of
Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Big Pine Reservation, California;
Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band
of California; Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management,
California State Office is responsibe for
notifying the Big Pine Band of Owens
Valley Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the
Big Pine Reservation, California; Death
Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of
California; Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California; and Paiute-Shoshone Indians
of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 24, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8–30896 Filed 12–29–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Klamath County Museums, Klamath
Falls, OR
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 Klamath
County Museums, Klamath Falls, OR.
The human remains were removed from
Siskiyou County, CA.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska State Office of History
and Archaeology, Anchorage, AK, and 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 control of the
Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology, Anchorage, AK, and in
the possession of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository,
Kodiak, AK. The human remains were removed from the Aleut Village North
archeological site (49-AFG-00004), Afognak 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 on behalf of
the Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology by Alutiiq Museum
and Archaeological Repository professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Afognak Native Corporation; Native Village of
Afognak; Koniag, Inc.; Litnik, Inc.; and Native Village of Port Lions.
In June of 2008, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from the beach near the Aleut Village North
archeological site (49-AFG-00004), Afognak Island, AK, by Robert
Lachowsky. Mr. Lachowsky turned in the human remains to the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository. The Alutiiq Museum contacted the
Alaska State Troopers, who sent photographs to the State Office of
History and Archaeology. A professional archeologist and forensic
consultant determined the remains to be a prehistoric person of Eskimo
ancestry. The Alaska State Troopers released the human remains to the
Alutiiq Museum for disposition in July 2008. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
The Aleut Village North archeological site is a prehistoric and
historic settlement north of Afognak Village on the southeast coast of
Afognak Island. The site has a well-preserved midden that dates to the
Kachemak and Koniag Traditions, as well as historic deposits of
material. The human remains were likely deposited on the beach from the
actively eroding midden. Based on the examination by an Alaskan State
forensic archeologist, the human remains are believed to be
prehistoric. Archeological data indicate that the ancestors of the
Kodiak Alutiiq people have inhabited the Kodiak region for over 7,500
years, and that they are culturally and biologically related to the
Yup'ik Eskimo people of southern Alaska. As such, the human remains are
most closely related to the contemporary Kodiak Alutiiq people.
Specifically, the human remains are from an area of the Kodiak
archipelago traditionally used by members of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak; Koniag, Inc.; Litnik, Inc.; and
Native Village of Port Lions.
Officials of the Alaska State Office of History and Archaeology 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 one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Alaska State Office of History and
Archaeology and 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; Koniag, Inc.; Litnik, Inc.; 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.,
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Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, 215
Mission Rd., Suite 101, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone (907) 486-7004,
before January 29, 2009. Repatriation of the human remains to the
Afognak Native Corporation; Native Village of Afognak; Koniag, Inc.;
Litnik, Inc.; 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;
Koniag, Inc.; Litnik, Inc.; and Native Village of Port Lions that this
notice has been published.
Dated: November 18, 2008
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E8-30884 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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