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Cultural Resource Management

Museum crew preparing for salvage excavations in advance of highway construction.

The Alutiiq Museum is an experienced cultural resource contractor. Our staff has completed numerous projects in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the Alaska Historic Preservation Act (AHPA), from preliminary surveys to large-scale mitigation excavations. Many of these projects have included determinations of eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and findings of effect.

Expertise

Our team of researchers and museum professionals can oversee a project from start to finish—whether it is a remote archaeological survey, library research, or the development of interpretive materials. We are experienced with permitting, archival research, oral history interviews, repatriation, the development of interpretive signs and publications, and all aspects of collections care. Moreover, our many professional connections support tribal consultation, public outreach, and partnerships with other professionals—historians, geologists, and surveyors.

  • Kodiak Archaeology

  • Alutiiq/Sugpiaq History

  • Remote Surveys and Excavations

  • Tribal and Community Consultation

  • Collections Care and Curation

  • Interpretive Materials

Services

  • Archaeological Surveys

  • Construction Monitoring

  • Mitigation Excavations

  • Mitigation with Public Education

  • Tribal Consultation Assistance

  • Collections Care & Curation

Clients 

We have 29 years of experience working with tribes, ANCSA Corporations, private land owners, state, federal, and municipal agencies, and Cultural Resource Management firms.

Afognak Native Corporation
Alaska Dept. of Natural Res.
Alaska State Parks
Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor
Brechan Enterprises, Inc.
City of Old Harbor
Corvus Culture

Federal Aviation Admin.
Katmai Wilderness Lodge
Kodiak Electrical Association
Kodiak Historical Society
Kodiak Island Borough
Kodiak Soil & Water
Koncor Forest Products

 

Koniag, Inc.
Leisnoi, Inc.
National Park Service
Native Village of Afognak
Old Harbor Native Corp.
Polarconsult Alaska, Inc.
Scripps Institute

Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak
SWCA Environmental
US Bureau of Indian Affairs
US Fish & Wildlife Service
US Coast Guard

Contact Us

To discuss a cultural resource study and learn how the Alutiiq Museum could help, please contact a museum archaeologist.

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Phone: 844-425-8844

Example Projects

Chiniak Highway Monitoring & Data Recovery

In 2019 and 2020, the Alaska Department of Transportation completed improvements to the Chiniak Highway on northeastern Kodiak Island. While monitoring ground disturbing work, museum archaeologists identified two buried, archaeological sites. Both sites were determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The museum developed and implemented a mitigation plan, undertaking salvage excavation to sample the deposits before highway construction.

Leisnoi Lands Survey

Leisnoi, Inc. manages over 50,000 acres of tribal lands on Kodiak. To care for cultural resources on these lands, Leisnoi teamed with the museum to complete an archaeological survey. Researchers documented 74 sites and 2 historic districts owned by Leisnoi, including 33 previously unrecorded cultural properties. Educational resources helped the corporation share tribal history with shareholders and promote historic preservation. Supported by Leisnoi and the National Park Service.

Helgason Terror Bay Camp Survey

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is planning improvements to its property in Kodiak’s Uganik Passage. Locally known as the Helgason Terror Bay Camp, the property has a long history of use—from ancestral Alutiiq fishing to historic mining, small-scale agriculture, and bear guiding. A team of researchers from the museum documented the camp and is now creating interpretive signs to preserve and share its unique history.