1992-52 Urging the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to Fund the Kodiak Area Native Association Archeology Museum Project in FY 1993.KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 92 -52
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Mayor Selby
Drafted by: Mayor Selby
Introduced: 12/17/92
Adopted: 12/17/92
A RESOLUTION URGING THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL TRUSTEE COUNCIL TO
FUND THE KODIAK AREA NATIVE ASSOCIATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
PROJECT IN FISCAL YEAR 1993
WHEREAS, the Exxon Valdez oil spill resulted in a number of architectural sites being
mapped and, in effect, "discovered;" and
WHEREAS, the discovery, attention, and increased awareness which resulted from
the publicity surrounding the oil spill has caused these sites to become
very well known in the public sector; and
WHEREAS, the result has been a large amount of digging at these artifacts sites with
artifacts being stolen and taken to locations elsewhere in the country
and sold on the black market; and
WHEREAS, the culture and history of the people are being stolen from them; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to use
funds to restore impact from the oil spill; and
WHEREAS, a definite impact from the oil spill was the stealing of these artifacts
from the various sites; and
WHEREAS, the only way to adequately protect the many valuable artifacts that exist
in the spill area, particularly on Kodiak Island, is to have a team of
archaeologists conduct digs to recover these artifacts and preserve them
for history in a museum setting for future generations; and
WHEREAS, there has been very little done for the people resource as a result of the
Exxon Valdez oil spill, and the development of an archeological museum
under the guidance of the Kodiak Area Native Association would result
not only in preservation and restoration of the artifacts but also would
provide some measure of restoration to the Native residents of Kodiak
Island in return for the great damage that was done to them during the
Exxon Valdez oil spill;
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 92 -52
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1:
ATTEST:
the Public Advisory Group and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
is urged to fund the design of an archeological museum for the Kodiak
Area Native Association in the amount of $800,000 for the fiscal year
1993 work plan.
ADOPTED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
THIS 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1992
Donna F. Smith, Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jerorr9e M. Selby, Borough
ing Officer
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Resolution No. 92 -52
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