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of the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to the Federallyrecognized Indian tribes. 

The U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 29, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–20039 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska 

State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, Anchorage, AK; Alutiiq 

Museum and Archaeological 

Repository, Kodiak, AK; and University 

of Wisconsin Anthropology 

Department Curation Facility, Madison, 

WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 Alaska 

State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, Anchorage, AK, and in the 

physical custody of the Alutiiq Museum 

and Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, 

AK; Smithsonian Institution, 

Washington, DC; and the University of 

Wisconsin Anthropology Department 

Curation Facility, Madison, WI. The 

human remains were removed from 

Sitkalidak Island and 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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Alaska State 

Office, Bureau of Land Management; 

Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 

Repository; Smithsonian Institution; 

and University of Wisconsin 

Anthropology Department Curation 

Facility professional staff in 

consultation with the Native Village of 

Old Harbor, Old Harbor Native 

Corporation, and Koniag, Inc. 

In 1960, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from the Rolling Bay site (49– 

KOD–00101) on Sitkalidak Island, AK, 

by Drs. William Laughlin and J.B. 

Jorgensen. The human remains are 

currently at the Alutiiq Museum and 

Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1961, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from the Rolling Bay site (49– 

KOD–00101) on Sitkalidak Island, AK, 

during excavations in association with 

Dr. Donald Clark. The human remains 

are currently at the Alutiiq Museum and 

Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

During 1960–1962, human remains 

representing a minimum of 44 

individuals were removed from the 

Rolling Bay site (49–KOD–00101) on 

Sitkalidak Island, AK, during 

excavations associated with the nowdeceased Dr. William Laughlin. The 

human remains are currently at the 

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 

DC. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

All the sets of human remains from 

the Rolling Bay site presently at the 

Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 

Repository and the Smithsonian 

Institution had originally been sent, 

following their excavation, to the 

University of Wisconsin’s Department of 

Anthropology for study and storage, 

under the care of Dr. William Laughlin. 

When Dr. Laughlin later moved to the 

University of Connecticut at Storrs, he 

took two sets of human remains; the 

other 44 individuals remained at the 

University of Wisconsin’s Department of 

Anthropology. In the late 1990s, 

following Dr. Laughlin’s retirement, the 

two sets of human remains then at the 

University of Connecticut at Storrs were 

transported to the Museum of the 

Aleutians in Unalaska, AK, where they 

were deposited in the care of 

archeologist Dr. Richard Knecht. In 

approximately 2000, the human remains 

were sent by Dr. Knecht to the Alutiiq 

Museum and Archaeological Repository, 

where they are currently stored. In 2006, 

the 44 individuals at the University of 

Wisconsin’s Department of 

Anthropology were sent to the 

Smithsonian Institution, where they are 

currently stored. 

In 1963, human remains representing 

one individual were removed from the 

Sitkalidak site (49–KOD–00121) located 

along Ocean Bay, on Sitkalidak Island, 

AK, during excavations by archeologists 

thought to be associated with the 

University of Wisconsin. The human 

remains are currently in the University 

of Wisconsin Department of 

Anthropology Curation Facility. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1964 or 1965, human remains 

representing one individual were 

removed from the Saltery Cove 1 site 

(49–KOD–00062), in the Saltery Cove 

region of Kodiak Island, AK, during 

excavations by archeologists thought to 

be associated with the University of 

Wisconsin. The human remains are 

currently in the University of Wisconsin 

Department of Anthropology Curation 

Facility. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Both sets of human remains from the 

Sitkalidak and Saltery Cove sites 

presently housed at the University of 

Wisconsin Anthropology Department 

Curation Facility had originally been 

sent, following their excavation, to the 

University of Wisconsin Department of 

Anthropology for study and storage. 

They were under the care of Dr. William 

Laughlin, and they remained at this 

facility following his death. In 2008, the 

human remains were identified and 

inventoried. 

The Rolling Bay site lies on the coast 

of Sitkalidak Island on the southeastern 

shores of Alaska’s Kodiak archipelago. 

Drs. Laughlin and Jorgensen visited the 

site in 1960, and collected eroding 

human skeletal remains from prehistoric 

deposits. Additional archeological work 

followed in 1961–1962. Later 

excavations by Dr. Clark, showed that 

the deposits at the Rolling Bay site 

belong to the Koniag Tradition, the 

cultural ancestor of modern Alutiiqs. 

Based on their provenience and 

condition, the human remains from the 

Rolling Bay, the Sitkalidak, and Saltery 

Cove sites are all determined to be 

Native American, and ancestors of the 

citizens and shareholders of the Village 

of Old Harbor, Old Harbor Native 

Corporation, and Koniag, Inc. 

Officials of the Alaska State Office, 

Bureau of Land Management; Alutiiq 

Museum and Archaeological Repository; 

and the University of Wisconsin 

Department of Anthropology Curation 

Facility have determined that, pursuant 

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human 

remains described above represent the 

physical remains of a minimum of 48 


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individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Alaska State 

Office, Bureau of Land Management; 

Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 

Repository; and the University of 

Wisconsin Department of Anthropology 

Curation Facility also have determined 

that, 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 Village of Old Harbor, 

Old Harbor Native Corporation, and 

Koniag, Inc. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Robert E. King, 

Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 

7th Ave., Box 13, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510, 

before September 21, 2009. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the Village of 

Old Harbor, Old Harbor Native 

Corporation, or Koniag, Inc. may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Alaska State Office, Bureau of 

Land Management is responsible for 

notifying the Village of Old Harbor, the 

Old Harbor Native Corporation, and 

Koniag, Inc. that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 7, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–19977 Filed 8–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

in the possession of The Public 

Museum, Grand Rapids, MI. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Kent County, MI. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by The Public Museum’s 

professional staff in consultation with 

the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 

Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little 

River Band of Ottawa Indians, 

Michigan; and Little Traverse Bay Bands 

of Odawa Indians, Michigan. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown location in Kent County, MI. 

On June 16, 1962, the human remains 

were obtained by Ruth Herrick from 

Bert Chaffee. In 1974, the human 

remains were obtained by The Public 

Museum from Ruth Herrick by bequest. 

No known individual was identified. 

The three associated funerary objects are 

one strike-a-light, one fish vertebrae, 

and one perforated bone. 

The context from which the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is unknown. 

Based on artifact typology, the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

date to the 18th century. The objects 

were found stored together with human 

remains and are consistent with other 

18th century funerary objects found in 

Kent County during the historic 

occupation of the Ottawa. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of four 

individuals were removed from the N. 

Franklin Avenue site (20KT109) in 

Grandville, Kent County, MI. The site 

was inadvertently discovered by 

construction workers and reported by 

E.V. Gillis in The Coffinberry News 

Bulletin of the Michigan Archaeological 

Society in 1962. In 1963, the human 

remains were donated to The Public 

Museum by the City of Grandville. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

23 associated funerary objects are 1 

wooden spoon, 1 wooden spoon 

fragment, 1 metal knife, 1 iron fragment, 

1 metal razor, 1 metal handle fragment, 

1 strike-a-light, 1 copper tube bead, 1 

clam shell, 1 set of bird bones, 1 set of 

iron fragments with fabric adhering, 1 

iron axe, 1 set of nail fragments, 1 birch 

bark basket fragment, 1 copper mirror 

frame, 1copper pot with fabric adhering, 

1 fabric fragment, 1 glass fragment, 4 

copper kettles, and 1 set of brooch pins. 

Based on artifact typology, the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

date to the 18th and 19th centuries. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from 

underneath Cook’s bridge over the 

Thornapple River at Cascade Township 

site (20KT18), Kent County, MI. In 1925, 

the human remains were donated to The 

Public Museum by W.H. Patterson. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Physical examination identified the 

human remains as Native American. 

Funerary objects found at the site are 

consistent with those objects frequently 

found in Native American burials from 

the 18th century, although none of the 

funerary objects are present in the 

museum’s collection. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from 185 

Ottawa (site 20KT109) in Grandville, 

Kent County, MI. The human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

uncovered by the property owner’s 

children while digging in their yard. In 

1949, the human remains were donated 

to The Public Museum by the property 

owners, Jan and James Buddingh. No 

known individual was identified. The 

231 associated funerary objects are 1 

copper armband, 1 carved antler handle, 

1 bone awl, 1 copper thimble, 1 copper 

kettle, 1 set of iron fragments, 1 set of 

wood fragments, 1 set of textile 

fragments, 2 sets of wood fragments 

with textile adhering, 1 wooden spoon 

fragment, 209 trade beads, 6 metal 

earrings, 2 metal rings, 1 metal brooch 

pin, 1 set of gravels, and 1 set of copper 

fragments. 

Based on artifact typology, the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

date to the 18th and 19th century. The 

associated funerary objects are 

consistent with other funerary objects 

found in the area of Grandville, MI, 

during the historic occupation of the 

Ottawa. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the 

Warner farm site (20KT20), located on 

the Grand River, west of Ada and on the 

north side of M–21, Kent County, MI. In 

1974, The Public Museum obtained the 

human remains from Ruth Herrick by 

bequest. No known individual was 

identified. Stored with the individual 

were associated funerary objects that are 

in groupings of uncounted fragments. 

The seven associated funerary object 

groupings are two lots of pottery shard 

fragments, three lots of animal bone 

fragments, one lot of fire cracked rock 

fragments, and one lot of other stone 

fragments. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects from the Warner farm 

site date from the Late Woodland period 

to A.D. 1850. Based on the site’s 

geographical location at the confluence 

of the Grand and Thornapple Rivers, 

archeological evidence indicates this 


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