[Federal Register: May 3, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 86)]
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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.

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    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;
Sisseton-Wahpeton 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.
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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;
Sisseton-Wahpeton 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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