Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Report for Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington, and Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, California

Summary

The US Navy Engineering Field Activity, West asked the US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District to assist the command with completing Section 5 requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601). This work entailed compiling a detailed inventory of Native American physical remains and funerary objects located in archaeological collections under control of Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, California, and Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington.

Fourteen separate repositories were visited, and a minimum of 481 individual and 389 funerary objects were identified. This information was placed in the format recommended by the National Park Service for Section 5 Inventory reporting and was forwarded to each installation for submittal to the Federal Register.

Cite this Record

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Report for Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington, and Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, California. Amy E. Halpin, Teresa M. Militello, Michael K. Trimble, Christopher B. Pulliam. Collections Inventory Report ,No. 3. St. Louis, MO: US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District. 1999 ( tDAR id: 413573) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8057J3B

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min long: -122.915; min lat: 32.916 ; max long: -117.729; max lat: 48.458 ;

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