[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22253-22254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11142]


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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 Robert S. 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Andover, MA

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 Robert S. Peabody Museum of 
Archaeology, Andover, MA.
    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 Robert S. 
Peabody Museum of Archaeology professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 
Reservation, South Dakota; the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 
Reservation, South Dakota; the Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; the 
Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of 
the Lower Sioux Reservation in Minnesota; the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the 
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 
of North and South Dakota; the Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee 
Reservation of Nebraska; the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; the 
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, 
Montana; the Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton 
Sioux Indians of the Prairie Island Reservation, Minnesota; the Upper 
Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; the 
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South 
Dakota; the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; the Lower 
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; and the 
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake).
    In 1869, human remains representing one individual were collected 
by Warren King Moorehead. In 1895, Mr. Moorehead donated these human 
remains to the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    An original card with the human remains states these human remains 
are those of a Sioux scout killed at Summit Springs, SD, in 1869. 
Cultural affiliation has been established based on the information on 
this card. There is no existing information to contradict this finding.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Robert 
S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology 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 
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology also 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 the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 
Reservation, South Dakota; the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 
Reservation, South Dakota; the Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; the 
Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of 
the Lower Sioux Reservation in Minnesota; the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the 
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 
of North and South Dakota; the Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee 
Reservation of Nebraska; the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; the 
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, 
Montana; the Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton 
Sioux Indians of the Prairie Island Reservation, Minnesota; the Upper 
Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; the 
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South 
Dakota; the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; the Lower 
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; and the 
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake). This 
notice has been sent to officials of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of 
the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; the Crow Creek Sioux 
Tribe of the Crow Creek

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Reservation, South Dakota; the Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; the 
Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of 
the Lower Sioux Reservation in Minnesota; the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the 
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 
of North and South Dakota; the Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee 
Reservation of Nebraska; the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; the 
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, 
Montana; the Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton 
Sioux Indians of the Prairie Island Reservation, Minnesota; the Upper 
Sioux Indian Community of the Upper Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; the 
Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South 
Dakota; the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; the Lower 
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; and the 
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (Prior Lake). 
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be 
culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact James W. 
Bradley, Director, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Phillips 
Academy, Andover, MA 01810, telephone (978) 749-4490, before June 4, 
2001. Repatriation of the human remains to the Cheyenne River Sioux 
Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; the Crow Creek 
Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; the Spirit 
Lake Tribe, North Dakota; the Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota 
Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Lower Sioux Reservation in Minnesota; 
the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; the 
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 
the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota; the Santee 
Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska; the Yankton Sioux 
Tribe of South Dakota; the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; the Prairie Island Indian Community 
of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Prairie Island 
Reservation, Minnesota; the Upper Sioux Indian Community of the Upper 
Sioux Reservation, Minnesota; the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the 
Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; the Flandreau Santee Sioux 
Tribe of South Dakota; the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule 
Reservation, South Dakota; and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 
of Minnesota (Prior Lake) may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.

    Dated: April 18, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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