Notice2021-15250
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK
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Published
July 19, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Alutiiq Museum & 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 & 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15250]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032261; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Alutiiq Museum & 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 & 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 & Archaeological Repository at the address in this
notice by August 18, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. April Laktonen Counceller, Alutiiq
Museum & Archaeological Repository, 215 Mission Road First Floor,
Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone (844) 425-8844, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f49584869d98b4959881809d9d85998187918199da9b8693"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88e9f8fae1e4c8e9e4fdfce1e1f9e5fdfbedfde5a6e7faef">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 under
the control of the Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, Kodiak,
AK. The human remains were removed from the Aleut Village North
Archeological Site (49-AFG-00004), Afognak Island, 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 & Archaeological Repository professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Native Village of Afognak and the Native
Village of Port Lions.
History and Description of the Remains
In June 2012, human remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were discovered in a sample of faunal material collected
from the Aleut Village North archeological site (49-AFG-00004) on
Afognak Island, AK. The site is on a Native allotment conveyed to the
late Fred Pestrikoff and now owned by his heir Karen Pestrikoff. From
1997 to 2000, the Pestrikoff family allowed excavations on this land as
part of the Native Village of Afognak's Dig Afognak Program. Beginning
in 1997, artifacts and samples from the project were deposited at the
Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository for care, as a loan from
Karen Pestrikoff under museum accession number AM330. In 2012, the
cranial fragment was identified by zooarcheologist Bob Kopperl, while
completing an inventory of faunal materials. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Staff contacted
Karen Pestrikoff regarding the human remains and she signed a transfer
of control allowing the museum to separate the human remains from the
collection for the purposes of repatriation. This occurred in November
2019.
The Aleut Village North Archeological Site is a prehistoric and
historic settlement north of Afognak Village on the southeast coast of
Afognak Island. The site has a well-preserved midden that dates to the
Kachemak and Koniag traditions, as well as historic deposits of
material. Human remains have been found at this site in the past (73 FR
79903), and have been determined to be Kodiak Alutiiq. Archeological
data indicates that the ancestors of the Kodiak Alutiiq people have
inhabited the Kodiak region for over 7,500 years. As the prehistoric
midden deposit in which the cranial fragment was found covers this time
span, the human remains are related to the contemporary Kodiak Alutiiq
people. Specifically, the human remains are from an area of the Kodiak
Archipelago traditionally used by members of the Native Village of
Afognak and the Native Village of Port Lions.
Determinations Made by the Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository
Officials of the Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository have
determined that:
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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 and the Native
Village of Port Lions.
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. April
Laktonen Counceller, Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository, 215
Mission Road First Floor, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone (844) 425-8844,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d6c7c5dedbf7d6dbc2c3dedec6dac2c4d2c2da99d8c5d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f6e7f7d66634f6e637a7b66667e627a7c6a7a6221607d68">[email protected]</span></a>, by August 18, 2021. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains to the Native Village of Afognak and the Native Village
of Port Lions may proceed.
The Alutiiq Museum & Archaeological Repository is responsible for
notifying the Native Village of Afognak and the Native Village of Port
Lions that this notice has been published.
Dated: July 7, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-15250 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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