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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 Koniag, Inc.; Leisnoi, Inc.; Lesnoi 

Village (aka Woody Island); Natives of 

Kodiak, Inc.; and Sun’aq Tribe of 

Kodiak. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Helen Robbins, 

Repatriation Director, Field Museum of 

Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore 

Drive, Chicago, IL 60605–2496, 

telephone (312) 665–7317, before June 

26, 2009. Repatriation of the human 

remains to Koniag, Inc.; Leisnoi, Inc.; 

Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island); 

Natives of Kodiak, Inc.; and Sun’aq 

Tribe of Kodiak may proceed after that 

date if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

The Field Museum of Natural History 

is responsible for notifying Koniag, Inc.; 

Leisnoi, Inc.; Lesnoi Village (aka Woody 

Island); Natives of Kodiak, Inc.; and 

Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: May 6, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–12263 Filed 5–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

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. 

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 U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management, Alaska State Office, 

Anchorage, AK. The human remains 

were removed from Amaknak Island 

and Unalaska Island, Aleutians East 

Borough, 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 Bureau of 

Land Management and Smithsonian 

Institution professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Ounalashka Corporation and 

Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. 

Sometime during the 1950s to 1970s, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of one individual were 

removed from the Kismaliuk Cave site, 

which is located west of Unalaska on 

Unalaska Island in the Fox Island group 

of the eastern Aleutian Islands, 

Aleutians East Borough, AK. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Sometime during the 1950s to 1970s, 

human remains representing a 

minimum of two individuals were 

removed from the Amaknak-D site near 

Unalaska on Amaknak Island in the Fox 

Island group of the eastern Aleutian 

Islands, Aleutians East Borough, AK. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

According to museum records, the 

human remains were excavated by the 

now-deceased Dr. William Laughlin of 

the University of Wisconsin under 

Federal permits. All excavations were 

done on land managed by the Bureau of 

Land Management at the time. No 

further information was found in 

museum records. In 2007, these human 

remains were moved from the 

University of Wisconsin to the 

Smithsonian Institution for inventory. 

Unalaska Island and nearby Amaknak 

Island have been inhabited for over 

8,000 years by Aleut (Unangan) people. 

Based on geographical location, oral 

history, and archeological evidence, the 

human remains from these two islands 

are determined to be Native American 

and ancestors of members of the 

Ounalashka Corporation and 

Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. 

Officials of the Bureau of Land 

Management have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Bureau of Land 

Management 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 Ounalashka Corporation and 

Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. 

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 Avenue, Box 13, Anchorage, AK 

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

before June 26, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains to the Ounalashka 

Corporation and Qawalangin Tribe of 

Unalaska may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The Bureau of Land Management is 

responsible for notifying the 

Ounalashka Corporation and 

Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: May 13, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–12271 Filed 5–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion for 

Native American Human Remains and 

Associated Funerary Objects in the 

Control of Gila Cliff Dwellings National 

Monument, National Park Service, 

Silver City, NM; Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

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 control of the U.S. Department of 

the Interior, National Park Service, Gila 

Cliff Dwellings National Monument, 

Silver City, NM. The human remains 

and cultural items were removed from 

Catron County, NM. 

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 superintendent, Gila Cliff 

Dwellings National Monument. 

This notice corrects the minimum 

number of individuals reported for the 

Main Group Site at Gila Cliff Dwellings 

National Monument. 

In the Federal Register of September 

26, 1996 (61 FR 50505–50506, 

September 26, 1996) insert the following 

paragraph after paragraph number 3: 

In the late 1980s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were illegally removed from 

the trail near the Main Group Site in 

Catron County, NM. The remains were 

mailed to the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Gila 

National Forest with a note stating that 


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the remains were found ‘‘along the Gila 

Cliff Dwellings NM Trail, mid-way up a 

flight of steps and at the base of a large 

rock.’’ Based upon the details of the 

note, soil deposition at the monument, 

and the expert opinion of the 

Intermountain Regional Supervisory 

Archaeologist, the remains have been 

associated with the Main Group Site. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In the Federal Register of September 

26, 1996 (61 FR 50505–50506, 

September 26, 1996) paragraph number 

6 is corrected by substituting the 

following paragraph: 

Based on the above mentioned 

information, officials of the National 

Park Service have determined that, 

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the 

human remains listed above represent 

the physical remains of 47 individuals 

of Native American ancestry. Officials of 

the National Park Service have also 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C 

3001 (3)(A), the 15 objects listed above 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed with or near individual human 

remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony. 

Lastly, officials of the National Park 

Service have determined that, pursuant 

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a 

relationship of shared group identity 

which can be reasonably traced between 

these Native American human remains 

and associated funerary objects and the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of 

Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico. Further, 

officials of the National Park Service 

recognize that there is a relationship of 

shared group identity which can be 

reasonably traced between these Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and the PiroManso-Tiwa, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Steve Riley, superintendent, 

Gila Cliff Dwellings National 

Monument, HC 68 Box 100, Silver City, 

NM 88061, telephone (575) 536–9461, 

before June 26, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Laguna, New Mexico; and Zuni Tribe 

of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

Gila Cliff Dwellings National 

Monument is responsible for notifying 

the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort 

McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; 

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache 

Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of 

Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, 

New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe 

of the Southern Ute Reservation, 

Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah; White Mountain 

Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 

Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache 

Nation of the Camp Verde Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of 

the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: May 13, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–12270 Filed 5–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State Department of 

Transportation, Sacramento, CA and 

San Diego State University, San Diego, 

CA 

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 control of the California State 

Department of Transportation (Caltrans), 

Sacramento, CA, and in the possession 

of the San Diego State University, San 

Diego, CA. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from San Diego County, CA. 

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 was made by San Diego State 

University professional staff on behalf of 

Caltrans and in consultation with 

representatives of the Barona Group of 

Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 

of the Barona Reservation, California; 

Campo Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Campo Indian 

Reservation, California; Capitan Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California; Ewiiaapaayp Band of 

Kumeyaay Indians, California; Inaja 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, 

California; Jamul Indian Village of 

California; La Posta Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian 

Reservation, California; Manzanita Band 

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the 

Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, 

California; San Pasqual Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of California; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of California; Viejas 

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande 

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California; and the 

Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation 

Committee, which is composed of the 

authorized NAGPRA representatives of 

the aforementioned Indian tribes. 

Between 1967 and 1971, human 

remains representing a minimum of one 

individual were recovered from the 

Cottonwood Creek site (SDSU–0390, 

SDI–777) on private land in the vicinity 

of Cottonwood Valley, San Diego 

County, CA, during excavations 

conducted by the University of 

California, Los Angeles. No known 

individual was identified. The 57 

associated funerary objects are 1 

chipped stone flake, 1 pottery sherd, 

and 55 faunal remains. 

Human remains and associated 

funerary objects from the Cottonwood 

Creek site (SDSU–0390, SDI–777) were 

previously reported in a Notice of 

Inventory Completion published in the 

Federal Register (65 FR 63622–63624, 

October 24, 2000), and subsequently 

repatriated. An additional review of the 

museum collections resulted in the 

identification of an additional 

individual and 57 associated funerary 

objects from the Cottonwood Creek site. 


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