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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the University of North

Dakota Hariman Research Center,

Grand Forks, ND, and in the Control of

the U.S. Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, Bismarck, ND

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the University of

North Dakota Hariman Research Center,

Grand Forks, ND, and in the control of

the U.S. Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, Bismarck, ND.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Bureau of

Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the North Dakota

Intertribal Reinterment Committee;

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort

Peck Indian Reservation, Montana;

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the

Cheyenne River Reservation, South

Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the

Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota;

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South

Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the

Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota;

Lower Sioux Indian Community of

Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians

of the Lower Sioux Reservation in

Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the

Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota;

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe

of Nebraska; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South

Dakota; Prairie Island Indian

Community of the Minnesota

Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the

Prairie Island Reservation, Minnesota;

Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee

Reservation of Nebraska; SissetonWahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake

Traverse Reservation, South Dakota;

Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &

South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North

Dakota; Turtle Mountain Band of

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota;

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

On November 9, 2000, the Bureau of

Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office and

the North Dakota Intertribal Reinterment

Committee submitted a request to the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Review Committee to make

a recommendation on the disposition of

a minimum of 14 culturally

unidentifiable human remains and 4

associated funerary objects from North

Dakota and in the control of the Bureau

of Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office.

The North Dakota Intertribal

Reinterment Committee was established

by North Dakota State statute for the

reinterment of human remains in the

State of North Dakota and is composed

of representatives of the following

Native American tribes in and from

North Dakota: the Standing Rock Sioux

Tribe of North & South Dakota; the

Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; the

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and

the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Indians of North Dakota. The Bureau of

Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office had

previously received a resolution

supporting repatriation to the North

Dakota Intertribal Reinterment

Committee from the Great Plains Tribal

Chairman’s Association, an association

that represents 17 Federally recognized

tribes within the Great Plains region of

the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The Native American Graves

Protection and Repatriation Review

Committee considered the request at its

December 11–13, 2000, meeting. The

review committee concurred with the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office’s proposal to repatriate these

culturally unidentifiable human

remains and associated funerary objects

to the North Dakota Intertribal

Reinterment Committee representing the

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &

South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North

Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the

Fort Berthold Reservation, North

Dakota; and Turtle Mountain Band of

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota. A

January 11, 2001, letter from the

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office confirmed concurrence regarding

the disposition of these culturally

unidentifiable human remains and

associated funerary objects.

In 1974, University of North Dakota

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of three individuals from site

32LM104. No known individuals were

identified. The one associated funerary

object is a projectile point.

The human remains (inventory

records 32LM104–A, 32LM104–B, and

32LM104–C) and associated funerary

object (32LM104–AFO–A) were

inventoried by the University of North

Dakota Hariman Research Center in

1996. Based on site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, these individuals have been

identified as Native American and

probably date to the Middle Plains

Woodland period (100 B.C.–A.D. 600).

In 1974, University of North Dakota

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of one individual from a

disturbed portion of site 32LM228. No

known individual was identified. The

three associated funerary objects are two

projectile points and one piece of

worked, incised shell.

The human remains (32LM228–A)

and associated funerary objects

(32LM228–AFO–A, 32LM228–AFO–B,

and 32LM228–AFO–C) were

inventoried by the University of North

Dakota Hariman Research Center in

1996. Based on site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, this individual has been

identified as Native American and

probably dates to the Plains Woodland

period (400 B.C.–A.D. 1000).

In 1974, University of North Dakota

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of four individuals from site

32NE401. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

The human remains (32NE401–A,

32NE401–B, 32NE401–C, and 32NE401–

D) were inventoried by the University of

North Dakota Hariman Research Center

in 1996. Based on the site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, these individuals have been

identified as Native American and

probably date to the Plains Woodland

period (400 B.C.–A.D. 1000).

In 1990, University of North Dakota

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of one individual from

excavations at site 32RY77. No known

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individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

The human remains (32RY77–A) were

inventoried by the University of North

Dakota Hariman Research Center in

1990 and 1996. Based on site

morphology, osteological evidence, and

associated artifacts, the individual has

been identified as Native American and

probably dates to the Early to Middle

Woodland period (400 B.C.–A.D. 600).

In 1982, Dakota Interactive Services

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of one individual from

excavations at site 32SN72. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

The human remains (32SN72–A) were

inventoried by the University of North

Dakota Hariman Research Center in

1996. Based on site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, the individual has been

identified as Native American of an

unknown period.

In 1982, Dakota Interactive Services

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of one individual from

excavations at site 32SN88. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

The human remains (32SN88–A) were

inventoried by the University of North

Dakota Hariman Research Center in

1996. Based on site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, the individual has been

identified as Native American of an

unknown period.

In 1982, Dakota Interactive Services

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of one individual from a

survey of site 32SN93. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

The human remains (32SN93–A) were

inventoried by the University of North

Dakota Hariman Research Center in

1996. Based on site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, the individual has been

identified as Native American and

probably dates to the Plains Woodland

period (400 B.C.–A.D. 1000).

In 1985, University of North Dakota

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of one individual from

excavations at site 32SN246. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

The human remains (32SN246–A)

were inventoried by the University of

North Dakota Hariman Research Center

in 1996. Based on site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, the individual has been

identified as Native American and

probably dates to the Middle Woodland

period (100 B.C.–A.D. 600).

In 1976, University of North Dakota

professionals, under contract to the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office, collected the remains of a

minimum of one individual from

excavations at site 32SN403. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

The human remains (32SN403–A)

were inventoried by the University of

North Dakota Hariman Research Center

in 1996. Based on site morphology,

osteological evidence, and associated

artifacts, the individual has been

identified as Native American and

probably dates to the Northeastern

Plains Complex period (early A.D.

1400s).

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Bureau of

Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

a minimum of 14 individuals of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area

Office also have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the four

objects listed above are reasonably

believed to have been placed with or

near individual human remains at the

time of death or later as part of the death

rite or ceremony. In accordance with the

recommendations of the Native

American Graves Protection and

Repatriation and Review Committee,

officials of the Bureau of Reclamation,

Dakotas Area Office have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there

is no relationship of shared group

identity that can be reasonably traced

between either these Native American

human remains or the associated

funerary objects and any present-day

Indian tribe or group, and the

disposition of these Native American

human remains should be to the North

Dakota Intertribal Reinterment

Committee representing the Standing

Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South

Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Indians of North Dakota.

This notice has been sent to the North

Dakota Intertribal Reinterment

Committee; Assiniboine and Sioux

Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian

Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River

Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek

Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek

Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau

Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower

Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower

Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota

Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the

Lower Sioux Reservation in Minnesota;

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge

Reservation, South Dakota; Omaha Tribe

of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;

Prairie Island Indian Community of the

Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians

of the Prairie Island Reservation,

Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South

Dakota; Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee

Reservation of Nebraska; SissetonWahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake

Traverse Reservation, South Dakota;

Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &

South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North

Dakota; Turtle Mountain Band of

Chippewa Indians of North Dakota;

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Dr. Kimball Banks,

NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of

Reclamation, Dakotas Area Office, P.O.

Box 1017, Bismarck, ND 58501,

telephone (701) 250–4242, extension

3602, before June 4, 2001. Repatriation

of the human remains and associated

funerary objects to the North Dakota

Intertribal Reinterment Committee

representing the Standing Rock Sioux

Tribe of North and South Dakota; the

Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; the

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and

the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

Indians of North Dakota may begin after

that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: April 13, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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