[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35786-35787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14745]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15722; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK and the University of Alaska Museum of the
North, Fairbanks, AK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository and the
University of Alaska Museum of the North have completed an inventory of
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and have determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of
these human remains should submit a written request to the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository at the address in this
notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Alisha Drabek, Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and
Archaeological Repository, 215 Mission Road, Suite 101, Kodiak, AK
99615, telephone (907) 486-7004.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
physical custody of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository,
Kodiak, AK, and under the control of the University of Alaska Museum of
the North, Fairbanks, AK. The human remains were removed from the
Blisky site (49-KOD-00210) on Near 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.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly Lesnoi
Village (aka Woody Island)) and the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously
listed as the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak).
History and Description of the Remains
In the spring of 1989, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Blisky site (49-KOD-00210) on Near
Island in the northern Kodiak Archipelago by Dr. Richard Knecht during
an archeological excavation. The human remains were stored at the
Kodiak Area Native Association's Alutiiq Culture Center and, in 1995,
the remains were transferred to the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository. The human remains consist of a humerus bone (accession
AM115). No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
The Blisky site is a prehistoric settlement on Near Island, one of
a cluster of small islands that form the
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northeastern entrance to Chiniak Bay on northern Kodiak Island. The
human remains came from midden deposits, most likely associated with
the Koniag or Kachemak tradition. Many archeologists believe that the
people of the Kachemak tradition are ancestral to the people of the
Koniag tradition, who are in turn ancestral to contemporary Alutiiq
people. Specifically, the human remains were removed from an area
traditionally used by the Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly Lesnoi
Village (aka Woody Island)) and the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously
listed as the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak) people.
Determinations Made By the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository
and the University of Alaska Museum of the North
Officials of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository and
the University of Alaska Museum of the North have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
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 Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly
Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)) and the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak
(previously listed as the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to Dr.
Alisha Drabek, Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological
Repository, 215 Mission Road, Suite 101, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone
(907) 486-7004, by July 24, 2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
to the Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly Lesnoi Village (aka Woody
Island)) and the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously listed as the
Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak) may proceed.
The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository is responsible for
notifying the Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly Lesnoi Village (aka
Woody Island)) and the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously listed as the
Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak) that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 5, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-14745 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
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