Notice2026-06358
Notice of Inventory Completion: South Dakota State Historical Society Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD
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Published
April 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the South Dakota State Historical Society Archaeological Research Center (ARC) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16734-16735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06358]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7032; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042498; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: South Dakota State Historical
Society Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the South Dakota State Historical Society
Archaeological Research Center (ARC) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary objects and has 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 May 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dustin Lloyd, South
Dakota State Historical Society Archaeological Research Center, P.O.
Box 1257, Rapid City, SD 57709, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d296a7a1a6bbbcfc9ebebdabb692a1a6b3a6b7fca1b6fca7a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3a79690978a8dcdaf8f8c9a87a39097829786cd9087cd9690">[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
ARC, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were
removed from a site in Hughes County, South Dakota. A total of 1,352
associated funerary objects are present. Based upon a preponderance of
the evidence including Tribal oral history, archeological and
geographical information, and expert opinion, the Ancestors described
in this Notice are consistent with cultural affiliation of the Three
Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. No
known substances were used to treat the Ancestors or AFOs described in
this Notice.
Human remains representing at least two individuals were removed
from an unknown county in South Dakota. No known associated funerary
objects are present. Based upon a preponderance of the evidence
including Tribal oral history, bioarchaeological and geographical
information, and expert opinion, the Ancestors described in this Notice
are consistent with cultural affiliation of the Three Affiliated Tribes
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. No known substances
were used to treat the Ancestor described in this Notice.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the
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geographical location, Tribal oral histories, bioarchaeological
evidence, and expert opinion of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The ARC has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 1,352 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 May 4,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the ARC 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 ARC is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: March 24, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-06358 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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