Notice2022-10649
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK
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Published
May 18, 2022
Issuing agencies
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, 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 BLM. 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 87, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2022)]
[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: 2022-10649]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033924; 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, 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 BLM. 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 BLM
at the address in this notice by June 17, 2022.
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#84f6b6efedeae3c4e6e8e9aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfadedb4b6b1b89fbdb3b2f1b8b0a9">[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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK. The human remains were
removed from King 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 BLM with
the help of the University of Alaska Museum of the North professional
staff and in consultation with representatives of the King Island
Native Community.
History and Description of the Remains
At some unknown date between the late 1940s and the late 1970s,
human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from an unknown location on King Island by William Laughlin. During
those years, Laughlin was associated, variously, with several
universities. The human remains listed in this notice were found at the
University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology in Ann
Arbor. They had been deposited there due to Laughlin's collaboration on
archeological work in Alaska with Ted P. Bank II of the University of
Michigan. Realizing the human remains had been removed from BLM lands
on King Island, in 2014, the University of Michigan transferred the
human remains to the Bureau of Land Management in Anchorage, AK. In
late 2018, BLM transferred the human remains to the University Museum
of the North in Fairbanks, AK, for temporary housing pending
repatriation. The human remains, comprising one tooth and multiple
cranial fragments, belong to an adult of unknown sex. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
At minimum, the human remains are more than 200 years old. They are
determined to be Native American based on their provenience (King
Island, AK), condition, and morphology. Archeological and oral
traditional information show a relationship of shared group identity
between the past and present-day residents on or from King Island. The
present-day residents of King Island, AK, are represented by the King
Island Native Community of Nome, AK.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office
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 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 King Island Native Community.
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#c1b3f3aaa8afa681a3adacefa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef9ddd84868188af8d8382c1888099">[email protected]</span></a>, by June 17,
2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains to the King Island Native
Community may proceed.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Alaska State Office is responsible for notifying the King Island Native
Community that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 10, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-10649 Filed 5-17-22; 8:45 am]
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