[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17460-17461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8576]


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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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