[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35778-35779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14752]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15707; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 
Repository, Kodiak, AK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository has completed 
an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate 
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that 
there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants 
or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains should submit a written request to the Alutiiq 
Museum and Archaeological Repository. If no additional requestors come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal 
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository at the address in this 
notice by July 24, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Alisha Drabek, Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and 
Archaeological Repository, 215 Mission Road, Suite 101, Kodiak, AK 
99615, telephone (907) 486-7004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the 
possession of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, 
AK. The human remains were removed from the northern half of the Kodiak 
Archipelago, AK.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Alutiiq 
Museum and Archaeological Repository professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Native Village of Afognak, Native Village 
of Ouzinkie, Native Village of Port Lions, the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak 
(previously listed as the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak), and the Tangirnaq 
Native Village (formerly Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)).

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from the northern half of the 
Kodiak Archipelago, AK. The human remains were removed by a researcher 
who participated in excavations in the 1970s in the Kodiak Archipelago, 
including Afognak Island and Uganik Bay. Ms. Judith Grossman of 
Cambridge, MA, sent the human remains to the Alutiiq Museum on 
September 12, 2011, to keep the identity of the original collector 
anonymous. The human remains include a human cranium wrapped in a 
modern sea otter skin and represent an adult of possibly prehistoric 
age. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    An examination of the human remains shows humic staining on the 
bones and worn dentition with no evidence of modern dentistry. 
Archeological data indicate that modern Alutiiqs evolved from societies 
of the Kodiak region, and can trace their ancestry back over 7,500 
years in the region. The human remains are most closely affiliated with 
the modern Kodiak Alutiiq people, represented today by the Native 
Village of Afognak, Native Village of Ouzinkie, Native Village of Port 
Lions, the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously listed as the Shoonaq' 
Tribe of Kodiak), and the

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Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)).

Determinations Made By the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository

    Officials of the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Native Village of Afognak, Native 
Village of Ouzinkie, Native Village of Port Lions, the Sun'aq Tribe of 
Kodiak (previously listed as the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak), and the 
Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)).

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. 
Alisha Drabek, Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 
Repository, 215 Mission Road, Suite 101, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone 
(907) 486-7004, by July 24, 2014. After that date, if no additional 
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 
to the Native Village of Afognak, Native Village of Ouzinkie, Native 
Village of Port Lions, the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously listed as 
the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak), and the Tangirnaq Native Village 
(formerly Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)) may proceed.
    The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository is responsible for 
notifying the Native Village of Afognak, Native Village of Ouzinkie, 
Native Village of Port Lions, the Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously 
listed as the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak), and the Tangirnaq Native 
Village (formerly Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)) that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: April 30, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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