[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 200 (Monday, October 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 56221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27121]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Kiska Island, AK in the Possession of the University of Nebraska 
State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

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), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains from Kiska Island, 
AK in the possession of the University of Nebraska State Museum, 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by University 
of Nebraska-Lincoln professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Tanadgusix (TDX) Corporation.
    In 1943, human remains representing one individual were excavated 
from a village site on Kiska Island, AK by Lt. (J.G.) Paul Fuenning, 
U.S. Naval Reserve, who donated it to the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln State Museum in 1947. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Accession information describes the Kiska Island site as an ``old 
Aleut village''. Based on the geographic location of the site, reported 
material culture of the site, and the condition of the human remains, 
this individual has been identified as Native American of the Aleut 
culture.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical 
remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the 
Tanadgusix (TDX) Corporation, the Aleut Corporation, and the Pribilof 
Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul and St. George Islands.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Tanadgusix (TDX) 
Corporation, the Aleut Corporation, and the Pribilof Islands Aleut 
Communities of St. Paul and St. George Islands. Representatives of any 
other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact 
Dr. Priscilla Grew, NAGPRA Coordinator, 301 Bessey Hall, University of 
Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0433; telephone: (402) 472-7854, 
before November 17, 1999. Repatriation of the human remains to the 
Tanadgusix (TDX) Corporation, the Aleut Corporation, and the Pribilof 
Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul and St. George Islands may begin 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: September 23, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Manager, Archeology and 
Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-27121 Filed 10-15-99; 8:45 am]
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