Coast Guard repatriates Native remains at Point Spencer

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - During an archaeological dig conducted by Portland University and Federal Land Management researchers in western Alaska's Port Spencer, 10,000 animal bones were collected on United States property over the time of 2013 to 2015, and it was discovered that a handful of the bones were of possible human origin.

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