[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20648-20649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11105]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
from Pierre, SD in the Possession of the South Dakota State 
Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: National Park Service.

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 from Pierre, SD in 
the possession of the South Dakota State Archaeological Research 
Center, Rapid City, SD.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by South Dakota 
State Archaeological Research Center (SARC) professional staff and 
contract specialists in physical anthropology and archeology in 
consultation with representatives of the Three Affiliated

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Tribes of North Dakota and the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
    In 1995, human remains representing one individual were placed in 
the vehicle of James A. Vanderloo, a volunteer firefighter by person(s) 
unknown during a fire call near Pierre, SD. These human remains were 
turned over to the SARC by Mr. Vanderloo during the same year. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Based on cranial morphology, these human remains have been 
determined to be Native American. Crainometric measurements indicate 
these human remains are consistent with Pawnee or Mandan populations. 
Further, based on etchings on the remains indicative of plant roots, 
the manner of interment is consistent with the inhumation of 
traditional Mandan practice. Consultation with representatives of the 
Three Affiliated Tribes indicates their aboriginal lands included 
northern South Dakota and southern North Dakota along the Missouri 
River.
    Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the South 
Dakota State Archaeological Research Center have determined that, 
pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above 
represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American 
ancestry. Officials of the South Dakota State Archaeological Research 
Center have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is 
a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced 
between these Native American human remains and the Three Affiliated 
Tribes of North Dakota.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Pawnee Tribe of 
Oklahoma and the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota. 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should contact Renee Boen, Curator, South Dakota State 
Archaeological Research Center, P.O. Box 1257, Rapid City, SD 57709-
1257; telephone: (605) 394-1936, before May 27, 1998. Repatriation of 
the human remains to the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota may 
begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward.
Dated: April 21, 1998.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-11105 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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