[Federal Register: April 10, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 69)]
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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 American
Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

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 American Museum of Natural
History, New York, NY.
    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 American
Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the 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; Prairie Island Indian
Community of 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; Shakopee

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Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake); Sisseton-
Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota;
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Upper Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux
Reservation, Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were collected by Herman Haupt, Jr. from an unknown locale.
Benjamin Hawkins, who inherited the human remains from Mr. Haupt, sold
them to the American Museum of Natural History in 1955. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    This individual has been identified as Native American based on
documentation at the American Museum of Natural History, which refers
to these human remains as ``Dakota Sioux.''
    At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one
individual were collected by the American Museum of Natural History
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology from the vicinity of Harrison,
Sioux County, NE. These human remains were transferred to the American
Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology in 1928. No known
individual was identified. The 16 associated funerary objects are three
metal bracelets, six shell dress ornaments, four metal dress ornaments,
a hide dress ornament, and two fiber dress ornaments.
    This individual has been identified as Native American based on
documentation at the American Museum of Natural History, which
describes these human remains as ``Sioux.'' The locale indicates that
these human remains were obtained from the postcontact territory of the
Sioux Indians.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the American
Museum of Natural History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains
of a minimum of two individuals of Native American ancestry. Officials
of the American Museum of Natural History also have determined that,
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 16 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. Lastly, officials of the American Museum of Natural History
have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a
relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced
between these Native American human remains and associated funerary
objects and the 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; Prairie Island Indian
Community of 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; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior
Lake); Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation,
South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux
Tribe of North & South Dakota; Upper Sioux Indian Community of the
Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the 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; Prairie Island Indian Community of 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; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake); Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of
the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North
Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Upper Sioux
Indian Community of the Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; and Yankton
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Representatives of any other Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human
remains and associated funerary objects should contact Elaine Guthrie,
Acting Director of Cultural Resources, American Museum of Natural
History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192,
telephone (212) 769-5835, before May 10, 2002. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the 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; Prairie Island Indian Community of 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; Shakopee
Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake); Sisseton-
Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota;
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; Upper Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux
Reservation, Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may
begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 8, 2002.
Robert Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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