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Remains buried by Preservation Office By Dorreen
Yellow Bird, Press Secretary Perry Brady,
preservation office for the tribe, buried ancient remains near the earth lodges
west of the tribal office. The 125
specimen, both Hidatsa and Mandan, were found near the town of Lost woods near
Stanley, North Dakota by SWCA Environmental Consultants. The specimen included not only human but bone
tools, mammals, birds, turtles and more.
On April 3,
they were notified by the North Dakota Historical Society of the March 29th
discovery. This office is responsible
for taking care of this for the tribe, said Brady. “I called
Judy Coffee to help with the burial because it is the female who does the
spirit feeding. The female is a vital
part of burial and has been since the beginning of time. Spirit food
was prepared and provided after the remains were laid to rest. As part of
this ceremony, they brought in young people to learn how to do this, Brady
said. They will one day have to take
over. The monitors, as they call them,
are young men and women from the community.
At this
ceremony, the monitors were: Terae Two Crow, Sheldon Knight, Ferron Knight and
Mitchell Fox. Their supervisor was Casey
Fox who attended also. |
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