[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4299]


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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 Possession of the U.S. 
Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 
Anchorage, AK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the U.S. Department of Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Bureau of 
Land Management and University of Alaska Museum professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of Nulato Village.
    In 1948, human remains representing two individuals were recovered 
near Nulato Village, AK, from the surface of two fallen-in graves 
during legally authorized archeological investigations conducted by 
Wendell Oswalt. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    Based on geographic location, these individuals have been 
identified as Native American. Based on the estimated age of these 
human remains (19th-early 20th century), oral tradition, and continuity 
of occupation of the area of the Nulato Village, these individuals have 
been culturally affiliated with the Nulato Village.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of two individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management also have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(e), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the 
Nulato Village.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Nulato Village. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Dr. 
Robert E. King, Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Land 
Management, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7599, 
telephone (907) 271-5510, before March 23, 2001. Repatriation of the 
human remains to the Native Village of Nulato may begin after that date 
if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 6, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 01-4299 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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