An Alutiiq Museum field team will launch a study of Alaska Native settlements on Sitkinak Island beginning today, thanks to a Alaska National Park Service grant, according to a museum news release.
The Tribal Heritage Grant, worth $49,301, was provided by Koniag Inc. and will support âa comprehensive archeological survey of Sitkinakâs state lands,â with a focus on the islandâs coast to find and document ancestral villages.
Patrick Saltonstall, the museumâs curator of archaeology, will lead the field team.
Alutiiq Museum Executive Director April Laktonen Counceller thanked the state and Koniag for the grant and their partnership in the project.