[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13653-13654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7006]


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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.; Ounalashka Corporation; and the Qawalangin Tribe of 
Unalaska.
    In 1872, human remains representing one individual were collected 
from the Amaknak Spit site, Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, AK, by William H. 
Dall, who donated these human remains to the Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology and Ethnology that same year. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1886, human remains representing one individual were collected 
from a cave at Unalaska, AK, by Alice C. Fletcher, who donated these 
human remains to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology in 
1887. No

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known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology documentation describes 
both of these sets of human remains as ``Aleut.'' Historical documents 
and consultation information indicate that the Qawalangin Tribe of 
Unalaska, which is today represented by the Ounalashka Corporation, has 
traditionally occupied the area of the Aleutian Islands from which the 
human remains were collected.
    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 two individuals 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 Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, 
which is represented by the Ounalashka Corporation.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Aleut Corporation; 
Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association, Inc.; Ounalashka Corporation; 
and the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. 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 Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, which is represented by the 
Ounalashka Corporation, may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 5, 2002.
Robert Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 02-7006 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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