[Federal Register: January 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 3)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
Bemidji, MN, and U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary
objects in the possession of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
Bemidji, MN, and in the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from sites in Cass and
Beltrami Counties, MN.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3).
The determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the
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 Minnesota
Indian Affairs Council professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Lower Sioux
Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Prairie Island Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota; Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee
Reservation of Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of
Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse
Reservation, South Dakota; and Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota.
During the late 19th century, human remains representing one
individual were removed by T.H. Lewis from site 21-BL-18, Beltrami
County, MN. The human remains were subsequently acquired by a Reverend
Mitchell and donated to the Minnesota Historical Society in 1905. No
known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1934, human remains representing a minimum of four individuals
were removed by L.A. Wilford from the Mud Lake Mounds site (21-CA-2),
Cass County, MN. No known individuals were identified. The three
associated funerary objects are two Blackduck Culture pottery sherds
and one animal bone.
Before 1938, human remains representing one individual were removed
by Louis Kruschle from the shore of Leech Lake, Cass County, MN. The
human remains were subsequently acquired by William Schlecht and
donated to the University of Minnesota in 1938. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1958, human remains representing one individual were recovered
by T.V. Grandy at the Episcopal Mission site (21-BL-8/9), Beltrami
County, MN. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1987, the human remains and associated funerary objects
described above were transferred to the Minnesota Indian Affairs
Council pursuant to provisions of Minnesota statute 307.08.
Archeological evidence indicates that the human remains and
associated funerary objects are representative of the Woodland
Tradition, a broad archeological classification that in northern
Minnesota is related to present-day Siouan tribes. The Mud Lake Mound
site (21-CA-2), sites 21-BL-8/9 and 21-BL-18, and the shores of Leech
Lake are all located on land held in trust by the United States for the
Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
Officials of the Minnesota Indians Affairs Council and Bureau of
Indian Affairs have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10),
the human remains described above represent the physical remains of
seven individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials of the
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and Bureau of Indian Affairs also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the three objects
described 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. Lastly, officials of the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council and Bureau of Indian Affairs have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
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American human remains and associated funerary objects and the
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian
Community in the State of Minnesota; Prairie Island Indian Community in
the State of Minnesota; Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of
Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-
Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota;
and Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Joseph Day, Minnesota Indian Affairs Council,
3801 Bemidji Avenue, Bemidji, MN 56601, telephone (218) 755-3825,
before February 5, 2004. Repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of
South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota;
Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Santee Sioux
Tribe of the Santee Reservation, Nebraska; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake
Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; and Upper Sioux Community,
Minnesota may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come
forward.
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council is responsible for notifying
the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Leech Lake Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Lower Sioux Indian Community
in the State of Minnesota; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State
of Minnesota; Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska;
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton
Sioux Tribe of Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; and Upper Sioux
Community, Minnesota that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 25, 2003.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources.
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