essay
The spirits of the Chugash people of Alaska are at rest once again
sacred sites, sacred places • London • Published In 1994 • Pages: 209-216
By: Johnson, John F. C..
Abstract
This article describes the exposure of various prehistoric sites in the Chugach region as the result of the major earthquake and the tital wave that followed that swept the area in 1964, and the subsequent looting of these sites by workers sent into the region to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1969. Johnson discusses in particular the removal of the human remains from an early grave site and their reburial by the Chugach people in 1990, as well as other reburials that followed. The author notes that many of the artifacts and remains from these various archaeological sites have found their way into museum collections throughout the United States and that he has been instrumental in getting many of these remains returned to the Chugach for reburial.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Arctic and Subarctic
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Unknown
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2004
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 3000 B.C.-1990s A.D.
- Coverage Place
- Chugach region, Prince William Sound and the lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
- Notes
- John F. C. Johnson
- LCCN
- 93033400
- LCSH
- Chugach Eskimos