[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 194 (Friday, October 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25471]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Shaktoolik, AK, in the Control of the Alaska State Office, Bureau 
of Land Management, Anchorage, AK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 
3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the 
control of the Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 
Anchorage, AK.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Bureau 
of Land Management professional staff and University of Alaska Museum 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Native 
Village of Shaktoolik.
    In 1945, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
without a federal permit from the vicinity of Shaktoolik, AK by Mr. 
Simon Newcomb. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1949, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from Nukleet site during legally authorized excavations. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The current population of Shaktoolik appears to desend from earlier 
cultural groups who inhabited the general region for a thousand or more 
years before the present. The remains are believed to date within this 
time period. Oral history evidence presented during consultation with 
representatives of the Native Village of Shaktoolik indicate the 
Nukleet site is traditionally associated with the Village of 
Shaktoolik.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of 2 individuals of Native American ancestry. Bureau of Land Managment 
officials have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there 
is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably 
traced between these Native American human remains and associated 
funerary objects and the Native Village of Shaktoolik.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Native Village of 
Shaktoolik. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains and 
associated funerary objects 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 
November 4, 1996. Repatriation of the human remains to the Native 
Village of Shaktoolik may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.
Dated: September 30, 1996,
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 96-25471 Filed 10-3-96; 8:45 am]
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