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Native Corporation; Native Village of 

Ouzinkie; and Native Village of Port 

Lions. 

In the winter of 1962, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown archeological site in Anton 

Larsen Bay on Kodiak Island, AK, by 

David Bowen, a Navy pilot deployed in 

Kodiak. In January 2008, after 

discovering the remains were human, 

Mr. Bowen relinquished it to the Alutiiq 

Museum and Archaeological Repository 

to determine cultural affiliation and 

assist with repatriation, at the request of 

Koniag, Inc., the regional ANCSA 

corporation. Upon arrival at the 

museum, the remains were examined 

and confirmed as human. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Although there is not enough 

information to definitively ascertain 

from which archeological site the 

human remains were collected, the 

donor’s description of his collecting 

activity suggest that it is likely from 49–

KOD–00043, the Kizhuyak site, or 49–

KOD–00044, the Crag Point site. Both 

sites contain extensive, eroding and 

well-preserved, prehistoric midden 

deposits that are known to have 

included human remains. Mr. Bowen 

reported collecting the human remains 

from such a deposit, which research at 

both sites has shown date to the Late 

Kachemak (circa 2,700 B.P. to 900 B.P.) 

and Koniag (900 B.P. to historic contact) 

traditions. Archeologists believe that the 

people of the Late Kachemak and 

Koniag traditions are ancestors of 

modern day Alutiiqs. Archeological data 

collected over the past 20 years 

indicates that Late Kachemak societies 

evolved into the more complexly 

organized societies of the Koniag 

tradition observed at historic contact in 

the late 18th century. As such, the 

human remains from Anton Larsen Bay 

are reasonably believed to be Native 

American and most closely affiliated 

with the contemporary Native residents 

of the Kodiak archipelago, the Kodiak 

Alutiiq. Specifically, they were 

recovered from an area of the Kodiak 

Archipelago traditionally used by 

members of the Afognak Native 

Corporation; Native Village of Afognak 

(formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton 

Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie 

Native Corporation; Native Village of 

Ouzinkie; and Native Village of Port 

Lions. 

Officials of the Alutiiq Museum and 

Archaeological Repository have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 

Repository 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 Afognak Native Corporation; 

Native Village of Afognak (formerly the 

Village of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; 

Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie Native 

Corporation; Native Village of Ouzinkie; 

and Native Village of Port Lions. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Sven Haakanson, Jr., 

Executive Director, Alutiiq Museum and 

Archaeological 

Repository, 215 Mission Rd., Suite 

101, Kodiak, AK 99615, telephone (907) 

486–7004, before September 12, 2008. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Afognak Native Corporation; Native 

Village of Afognak (formerly the Village 

of Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, 

Inc.; Ouzinkie Native Corporation; 

Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native 

Village of Port Lions may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Alutiiq Museum and 

Archaeological Repository is 

responsible for notifying the Afognak 

Native Corporation; Native Village of 

Afognak (formerly the Village of 

Afognak); Anton Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, 

Inc.; Ouzinkie Native Corporation; 

Native Village of Ouzinkie; and Native 

Village of Port Lions that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 14, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–18675 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Arizona State Museum, University of 

Arizona, Tucson, AZ 

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 in the possession and control of 

the Arizona State Museum, University 

of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The human 

remains were removed from Franklin 

County, WA. 

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 Arizona State 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho 

(previously listed as Nez Perce Tribe of 

Idaho); and Wanapum Band, a nonfederally recognized Indian group. 

In 1976, human remains representing 

a minimum of two individuals were 

removed from Strawberry Island on the 

Snake River in Franklin County, WA, by 

Mr. Gene Meyers, a member of the MidColumbia Archaeological Society. Mr. 

Meyers gave the human remains to Dr. 

David G. Rice of the University of Idaho. 

In 1976, the human remains were 

received from Dr. Rice and accessioned 

by the Arizona State Museum 

(Accession No. 76–76). No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Morphological traits of the cranial 

remains indicate that the individuals 

were Native American. The specific 

location on Strawberry Island where the 

human remains were collected is 

unknown. However, the excellent state 

of preservation of the human remains 

suggests that they were obtained from 

the Miller Site (45FR5), which was 

occupied during late prehistoric or 

protohistoric times (approximately 

A.D.1400–1750). 

Strawberry Island is located on the 

Snake River near its confluence with the 

Columbia River in Franklin County, 

WA. Treaties between the United States 

Government and the Nez Perce, 

Yakama, Walla Walla, Cayuse, Palouse, 

and Umatilla tribes established the 

Snake River as the common boundary 

between the Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation to the 

north and the Confederated Tribes of the 

Umatilla Indian Reservation to the 

south. Furthermore, archeological 

evidence, oral tradition, and historic 

evidence establishes a continuity of 

occupation and seasonal use of 

Strawberry Island from prehistoric times 

to the arrival of Europeans in the region. 


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The island was an important village site 

and burial site for the people of the 

Columbia Plateau. The island and its 

immediate vicinity were also used for 

camping, fishing, food gathering, 

grazing of horses and as a location for 

important social gatherings of the tribes. 

A report prepared in 2002 by Teara 

Farrow for the Walla Walla District of 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

identifies the island and its immediate 

vicinity as a Traditional Cultural 

Property of the Waluuluapam (‘‘Walla 

Walla people’’), Imatalamlama 

(‘‘Umatilla people’’), and Weyiiletpuu 

(‘‘Cayuse people’’). It was also an 

important area for the Paluus 

(‘‘Palouse’’), Yakama, Niimiipuu (‘‘Nez 

Perce people’’), and Wanapam (‘‘river 

people’’ or Wanapum). Descendants of 

the Walla Walla, Umatilla, Cayuse, 

Palouse, Yakama, Nez Perce, and 

Wanapum are members of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and Wanapum Band, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Officials of the Arizona State Museum 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Arizona State Museum have also 

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 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and Nez Perce Tribe, 

Idaho. Furthermore, officials of the 

Arizona State Museum have determined 

that there is a cultural relationship 

between the human remains and the 

Wanapum Band, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact John McClelland, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, Arizona State 

Museum, University of Arizona, 

Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626- 

2950, before September 12, 2008. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho 

on behalf of themselves and the 

Wanapum Band, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Arizona State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes and 

Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and Wanapum Band, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: June 30, 2008 

Daniel Odess, 

Assistant Associate Director, Park Cultural 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. E8–18691 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

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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, 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 in the control of the Alaska 

State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, Anchorage, AK, and in the 

possession of the Alutiiq Museum and 

Archaeological Repository, Kodiak, AK, 

and University of Wisconsin 

Anthropology Department, Madison, 

WI. The human remains were removed 

from the Crag Point archeological site 

(49–KOD–00044) and Anton Larsen 

archeological site (49–KOD–00040) on 

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; University of Wisconsin 

Anthropology Department; and 

Smithsonian Institution professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Koniag, Inc., 

Native Village of Ouzinkie, and 

Ouzinkie Native Corporation. 

In 1968, excavations occurred at the 

Crag Point archeological site (49–KOD–

00044) on Kodiak Island, AK, by 

researchers from Bryn Mawr College 

working in partnership with the Kodiak 

Area Native Association. Faunal 

samples from the project were shipped 

directly from the field to the Department 

of Anthropology’s zooarchaeology 

laboratory at Hunter College for 

analysis, where they remained 

unstudied. In 2000, Robert Kopperl, a 

graduate student of the University of 

Washington, Department of 

Anthropology, gained permission to 

move the faunal samples to Seattle, WA, 

to study a portion of the material as part 

of his doctoral research. During 

analyses, the human remains were 

identified. They consist of 41 individual 

human bones that together make up 20 

skeletal elements representing the 

partial remains of at least 3 individuals. 

In 2002, 21 of the 41 individual bones 

were sent to the Alutiiq Museum and 

Archaeological Repository by Robert 

Kopperl for assistance with repatriation. 

In July of 2006, 19 of the 41 individual 

bones were hand-carried from Seattle to 

the Alutiiq Museum by a visiting 

researcher. In September 2007, with 

permission from the Bureau of Land 

Management, one additional bone was 

hand-carried from Seattle to the Alutiiq 

Museum. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At an unknown date in the 1970s, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of one individual were 

removed from Crag Point archeological 

site (49–KOD–00044) on Kodiak Island, 

AK, by the now–deceased William 

Laughlin. The human remains were 

transported to the University of 

Wisconsin Anthropology Department at 

an unknown date and under unknown 

circumstances. In 2006, the human 

remains were found among William 

Laughlin’s collections at the University 

of Wisconsin Anthropology Department 

where they are presently located. No 


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