[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 13653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7005]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Peabody Museum 
of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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 and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology 
and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of human remains was made by Peabody Museum 
of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Aleut Corporation; Aleutian/Pribilof Islands 
Association Inc.; Chaluka Corporation; and the Native Village of 
Nikolski, which is represented by the Nikolski IRA Council.
    In 1874, human remains representing one individual were collected 
from Kagamil Island, AK, by Captain Hennings of the Alaska Commercial 
Company. These human remains were donated to the Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology and Ethnology by the Alaska Commercial Company through the 
Smithsonian Institution in 1875. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Museum documentation and published sources describe the human 
remains as an ``Aleut'' and date them to the 18th century. Historical 
documents and consultation information indicate that the Native Village 
of Nikolski, which is today represented by the Nikolski IRA Council and 
the Chaluka Corporation, occupied the area where the human remains were 
collected during the 18th century.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Peabody 
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology 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 Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology also have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship 
of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between these 
Native American human remains and the Native Village of Nikolski, which 
is represented by the Nikolski IRA Council and the Chaluka Corporation.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Aleut Corporation; 
Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association, Inc.; the Native Village of 
Nikolski; the Nikolski IRA Council; and the Chaluka Corporation. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Patricia 
Capone, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, 
telephone (617) 496-3702, before April 24, 2002. Repatriation of the 
human remains to the Native Village of Nikolski, which is represented 
by the Nikolski IRA Council and the Chaluka Corporation, may begin 
after that date if no other additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 5, 2002.
Robert Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 02-7005 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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