Notice2021-26768
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK
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Published
December 10, 2021
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office (BLM) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the BLM. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 235 (Friday, December 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70521-70522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26768]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033085; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office (BLM) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request
to the BLM. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with supporting
information to the BLM at the address in this notice by January 10,
2022.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert E. King, Bureau of Land
Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone
(907) 271-5510, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6715550c0e090027050b0a49000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7d595cccec9c0e7c5cbca89c0c8d1">[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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office,
Anchorage, AK. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from the Rolling Bay site (KOD-101) on Sitkalidak Island,
located near Kodiak 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 and associated funerary objects. 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 BLM with
the help of the University of Alaska Museum of the North professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Alutiiq Tribe of Old
Harbor [previously listed as Native Village of Old Harbor and Village
of Old Harbor].
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime between the late 1940s and the late 1970s, human remains
representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from the
Rolling Bay site on Sitkalidak Island, which is located near Kodiak
Island, AK, by William Laughlin. During these years, Laughlin was
associated with several universities. The remains of these individuals
were found at the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, where, at an unknown date, they
had been sent as part of a study on Eastern Aleutian archeology
undertaken in collaboration with faculty member Ted P. Bank, II. In
2014, these human remains were transferred to the Bureau of Land
Management in Anchorage, AK, and in late 2018, the BLM transferred them
to the University Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK, where they are
currently housed. The human remains, comprised of eight teeth, belong
to three adults of unknown sex. No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are present.
At minimum, the burials containing the three individuals were over
200 years old (their actual age unknown). The human remains are
determined to be Native American based on their provenience (Sitkalidak
Island, AK), physical condition, and morphology. Archeological and oral
traditional information suggest many thousands of years of shared
ancestry between current and past populations of the area and Alutiiq
peoples' use of Sitkalidak Island, near Kodiak Island. Therefore, the
human remains are determined to be directly related to Kodiak Island
Alutiiq people represented by the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office
Federal Agency Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office have determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals 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 Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor [previously
listed as Native Village of Old Harbor and Village of Old Harbor].
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 Robert E.
King, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK
99513, telephone (907) 271-5510, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee9cdc85878089ae8c8283c0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0674346d6f686146646a6b28616970">[email protected]</span></a>, by January 10,
2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the Alutiiq Tribe of Old
Harbor [previously listed as Native Village of Old Harbor and Village
of Old Harbor] may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Alaska State Office is responsible for notifying the Alutiiq Tribe of
Old Harbor [previously listed as Native Village of Old Harbor and
Village of Old Harbor] that this notice has been published.
Dated: December 3, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-26768 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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