24874 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / Notices 

removed from the the Alitak Bay side of 

the Aliulik Peninsula, Kodiak Island, 

AK, by Arthur Freeman, who donated 

them to the Field Museum of Natural 

History in 1983 (Field Museum of 

Natural History accession number 3566, 

catalog number 242601). No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

The human remains have been 

identified as Native American based on 

specific cultural and geographic 

attributions in Field Museum of Natural 

History records. The records identify the 

human remains as ‘‘probably Koniag, 

Eskimo’’ from the ‘‘Alitak Bay side of 

Aliulik Peninsula (154W 56’ 50’’N), 

Kodiak, Alaska.’’ Koniag Eskimo - a 

term used by anthropologists to refer to 

both the late prehistoric and historic 

Native peoples of the Kodiak region - 

are the ancestors of the contemporary 

Kodiak Alutiiq people. Specifically, the 

human remains are from an area of the 

Kodiak archipelago traditionally used 

by shareholders and citizens of AkhiokKaguyak, Inc.; Kaguyak Village; Koniag, 

Inc.; and Native Village of Akhiok. 

Officials of the Field Museum of 

Natural History 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 Field Museum of Natural 

History 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 Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.; Kaguyak 

Village; Koniag, Inc.; and Native Village 

of Akhiok. 

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 

25, 2009. Repatriation of the human 

remains to Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.; 

Kaguyak Village; Koniag, Inc.; and 

Native Village of Akhiok may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Field Museum of Natural History 

is responsible for notifying AkhiokKaguyak, Inc.; Kaguyak Village; Koniag, 

Inc.; and Native Village of Akhiok that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: May 6, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Field 

Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL 

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 of the Field 

Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. 

The human remains were removed from 

Uyak Bay, 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 Field Museum of 

Natural History professional staff in 

consultation with professional staff of 

the Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 

Repository, Kodiak, AK, on behalf of 

Koniag, Inc. and Native Village of 

Larsen Bay. 

In 1967, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from the vicinity of Uyak Bay, 

Kodiak Island, AK, by Kenneth G. 

McQuin, who donated them to the Field 

Museum of Natural History that same 

year (Field Museum of Natural History 

accession number 2983, catalog number 

193459). No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remains have been 

identified as Native American based on 

specific cultural and geographic 

attributions in Field Museum of Natural 

History records. The records identify the 

human remains as ‘‘Koniag Eskimo’’ 

from ‘‘Uyak Bay, Kodiak Island, 

Alaska.’’ Koniag Eskimo - a term used 

by anthropologists to refer to both the 

late prehistoric and historic Native 

peoples of the Kodiak region - are the 

ancestors of the contemporary Kodiak 

Alutiiq people. Specifically, the human 

remains are from an area of the Kodiak 

archipelago traditionally used by 

shareholders and citizens of Koniag, Inc. 

and Native Village of Larsen Bay. 

Officials of the Field Museum of 

Natural History 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 Field Museum of Natural 

History 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 Koniag, Inc. and Native Village of 

Larsen Bay. 

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 

25, 2009. Repatriation of the human 

remains to Koniag, Inc. and Native 

Village of Larsen Bay may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Field Museum of Natural History 

is responsible for notifying Koniag, Inc. 

and Native Village of Larsen Bay that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: May 6, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Fort Vancouver National 

Historic Site, Vancouver, WA 

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 U.S. Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, Fort Vancouver 

National Historic Site, Vancouver, WA. 

The human remains were removed from 

Clark 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 superintendent, Fort Vancouver 

National Historic Site. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Fort Vancouver 

National Historic Site professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Confederated Tribes and Bands of 

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the Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the 

Spokane Reservation, Washington; 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; and 

three non-Federally recognized Indian 

groups – Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated 

Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and 

Wanapum Band. 

In the 1950s, human remains 

representing a minimum of nine 

individuals were removed from the I–5 

corridor in Clark County, WA. The 

human remains were displaced by I–5 

construction and donated to Fort 

Vancouver National Historic Site. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1977, human remains representing 

a minimum of two individuals were 

removed from the village area of Fort 

Vancouver in Clark County, WA, during 

archeological excavations in preparation 

for planned modifications to State Route 

14. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The age of the human remains is 

unknown and no other information is 

available about either of the sites from 

which they were removed. The available 

evidence is insufficient to identify an 

earlier group and therefore it is not 

possible to make a determination of 

cultural affiliation. 

Officials of Fort Vancouver National 

Historic Site have determined that, 

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

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of 11 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of Fort Vancouver 

National Historic Site also have 

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

3001 (2), a relationship of shared group 

identity cannot reasonably be traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and any present-day Indian 

tribe. 

The Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee (Review Committee) is 

responsible for recommending specific 

actions for disposition of culturally 

unidentifiable human remains. In 

August 2008, Fort Vancouver National 

Historic Site requested that the Review 

Committee recommend disposition of 

the 11 culturally unidentifiable human 

remains to the Vancouver Inter-Tribal 

Consortium on behalf of the following 

signatories: Clatsop-Nehalem 

Confederated Tribes; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Snoqualmoo Tribe; 

Spokane Tribe of the Spokane 

Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Washington; and Wanapum 

Band. All have historical connections to 

present-day Vancouver, WA, and have 

requested the human remains through 

the Vancouver Inter-Tribal Consortium. 

The Review Committee considered the 

proposal at its October 11–12, 2008 

meeting and recommended disposition 

of the human remains to the Vancouver 

Inter-Tribal Consortium on behalf of the 

Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Snoqualmoo Tribe; 

Spokane Tribe of the Spokane 

Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Washington; and Wanapum 

Band. 

An April 3, 2009 letter on behalf of 

the Secretary of the Interior from the 

Designated Federal Official transmitted 

the authorization for the park to effect 

disposition of the physical remains of 

the culturally unidentifiable individuals 

to the Vancouver Inter-Tribal 

Consortium on behalf of the 15 Indian 

tribes listed above contingent on the 

publication of a Notice of Inventory 

Completion in the Federal Register. 

This notice fulfills that requirement. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Tracy Fortmann, 

superintendent, Fort Vancouver 

National Historic Site, 612 E. Reserve 

St., Vancouver, WA 98661–3897, 

telephone (360) 816–6205, before June 

25, 2009. Disposition of the human 

remains to the Vancouver Inter-Tribal 

Consortium on behalf of the ClatsopNehalem Confederated Tribes; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Snoqualmoo Tribe; 

Spokane Tribe of the Spokane 

Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Washington; and Wanapum 

Band may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 

is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon; Cowlitz 

Indian Tribe, Washington; Muckleshoot 

Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot 

Reservation, Washington; Nisqually 

Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Snoqualmie 

Tribe, Washington; Spokane Tribe of the 

Spokane Reservation, Washington; 

Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington; and 

three non-Federally recognized Indian 

groups – Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated 

Tribes, Snoqualmoo Tribe, and 

Wanapum Band that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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