[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 29739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14310]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Alaska in the Possession of the Field Museum of Natural History, 
Chicago, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service

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 from Alaska 
in the possession of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Field Museum 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Native 
Village of Teller.
    In 1893, human remains representing two individuals were collected 
by Miner H. Bruce and recieved by the Field Museum. One individual was 
removed from Grantley Harbor, AK, and the second individual was removed 
from Port Clarence, AK. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Around 1898, human remains representing one individual were 
recieved from Miner H. Bruce by the Field Museum. This individual was a 
native woman from Port Clarence, AK who died at the Cook County 
Hospital, Chicago, IL. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Accession records state these three individuals are from Grantley 
Harbor and Port Clarence, AK.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Field 
Museum of Natural History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of three individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
Field Museum have also 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 the 
Native Village of Teller.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Native Village of 
Teller, the Teller Native Corporation, and the Bering Straits 
Foundation. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes 
itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should 
contact Jonathan Haas, MacArthur Curator of North American 
Anthropology, Field Museum of Natural History, Roosevelt Road at Lake 
Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605; telephone: (312) 922-9410, ext. 641, 
before July 2, 1997. Repatriation of the human remains to the Native 
Village of Teller may begin after that date if no additional claimants 
come forward.
    The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations 
within this notice.
Dated: May 19, 1997.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 97-14310 Filed 5-30-97; 8:45 am]
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