Savoonga News

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The Smithsonian is returning human remains to Shishmaref that were excavated over 80 years ago by a fur trader.A The native villages of Gambell and Savoonga will receive 72 funerary objects that date to the great famine of the late 1870s.

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Ten men from Savoonga received federal citations today for allegedly violating the Marine Mammal protection act by selling raw ivory to non-natives. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player is required to play this audio clip.

Federal prosecutors have cited 10 St. Lawrence Island villagers for the illegal sale of raw walrus ivory and polar bear hides, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.