Yankton Sioux remains reburied along Missouri River

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2003

The state of South Dakota reburied the remains of Yankton Sioux ancestors uncovered at a recreation site along the Missouri River.

The remains and artifacts were the subject of a year-long battle between the tribe, the state and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Tribal members objected to the way their ancestors were being handled, and a federal judge temporarily put a halt to work at the site, saying the federal government violated the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

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Return of bones satisfies tribe (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 7/9)

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