[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 3944] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-2161] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Inventory Completion of Human Remains in the Possession of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK AGENCY: National Park Service ACTION: Notice ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory for Native American human remains from Little Diomede Island, Alaska, currently in the possession of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK. A detailed inventory and assessment has been made by members of the professional staff of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art in consultation with representatives of the Inalik Native Corporation. Limited provenience information indicates this human remain was excavated from a cemetery on Little Diomede Island. In 1970, Ms. Helen McCullen donated the human remains to the Anchorage Museum of History and Art. The human remains consist of one skull fragment representing one individual. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The Inalik Native Corporation represents the villages of Little Diomede Island for repatriation purposes. The Inalik Native Corporation has identified the island as the traditional occupation territory for the Little Diomede Islanders since pre-contact times. There is no evidence to indicate otherwise. Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Anchorage Museum of History and Art have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10 (b)(1)(i), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Museum officials have further determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (a)(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between the human remains and the Inalik Native Corporation. This notice has been sent to officials of the Inalik Native Corporation. Representatives of any other Indian tribe or Native Alaskan village or corporation which believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Patricia B. Wolf, Museum Director, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, 121 W. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501, telephone (907) 343-4326, fax (907) 343-6149 before March 4, 1996. Repatriation of the human remains to the Inalik Native Corporation may begin after this date if no additional claimants come forward. Dated: January 29, 1996 Veletta Canouts Deputy Chief, Archeology and Ethnography Program [FR Doc. 96-2161 Filed 2-1-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F