Notice2025-14374
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
July 30, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District and the University of North Dakota have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and have determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 144 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35927-35928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14374]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6376; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040663; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and the University of North Dakota, Grand
Forks, ND
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District and the University of North Dakota have completed an inventory
of human remains and associated funerary objects and have determined
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after August 29, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Ms. Livia Taylor,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, ATTN: CENWO-PMA-D, 1616
Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3ffdac5dad29df29de7d2cadfdcc1f3c6c0d2d0d69dd2c1deca9ddedadf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c78baeb1aea6e986e993a6beaba8b587b2b4a6a4a2e9a6b5aabee9aaaeab">[email protected]</span></a>
and Dr. Crystal Alberts, University of North Dakota, 250 Centennial
Drive, Stop 8193, Grand Forks, ND 58202, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42372c266c2c232532302302372c266c272637"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295c474d0747484e595b48695c474d074c4d5c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
Omaha District and the University of North Dakota, and additional
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in their inventory or related records.
The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on information available, human remains of, at least, one
individual has been reasonably identified, along with 5,023 associated
funerary objects. They were removed from a site in Hughes County, South
Dakota.
Based on information available, human remains of, at least, one
individual has been reasonably identified, along with 123 associated
funerary objects. They were removed from a site in Stanley County,
South Dakota.
Based on information available, human remains of, at least, one
individual has been reasonably identified, along with 5,963 associated
funerary objects. They were removed from a site in Stanley County,
South Dakota.
Based on information available, 10 associated funerary objects were
removed from a site in Emmons County, North Dakota; four associated
funerary objects were removed from a site in Campbell County, South
Dakota; 14 associated funerary objects were removed from a site in
Hughes County, South Dakota; 60 associated funerary objects were
removed from a site in Hughes County, South Dakota; 21 associated
funerary objects were removed from a site in Lyman County, South
Dakota; 51 associated funerary objects were removed from a site in
Lyman County, South Dakota; 81 associated funerary objects were removed
from a site in Lyman County, South Dakota; one associated funerary
object were removed from a site in Stanley County, South Dakota; 56
associated funerary objects were removed from a site in Stanley County,
South Dakota; 131 associated funerary objects were removed from a site
in Stanley County, South Dakota; 113 associated funerary objects were
removed from a site in Stanley County, South Dakota; 16 associated
funerary objects were removed from a site in Stanley County, South
Dakota; and 14 associated funerary objects were removed from a site in
Walworth County, South Dakota.
The Omaha District and UND have no record of any potentially
hazardous substances being used to treat the Ancestors or associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Based upon a preponderance of the evidence, including Tribal oral
history, archeological and geographical information, the Ancestors and
associated funerary objects described in this Notice are consistent
with cultural affiliation of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District and the University
of North Dakota have determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of a minimum of three individuals of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> The 11,681 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August
29, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the U.S.
Army Corps of
[[Page 35928]]
Engineers, Omaha District and the University of North Dakota must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District and the
University of North Dakota are responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: July 15, 2025.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-14374 Filed 7-29-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on July 30, 2025.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.