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| Title: | VIDEO: Lakota Reburial Ceremony in the Black Hills National Forest |
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On May 15, 2007 the remains of four tribal ancestors were reburied in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota during a Lakota Ceremony. (Transcript Below) USDA Nondiscrimination Statement The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer and lender. Rev. Robert Two Bulls, a retired Episcopal priest, laid the remains to rest at a spot chosen by a Lakota spiritual leader. The four people, including two young girls and an adult male, are about 150 to 200 years old. At one point, the remains of one of the girls was on public display. Her bones were sitting in museums and other collections until Donovin Sprague of First Nations Heritage Association stepped in to repatriate them. |
| Original Filename: | American_Indian_Burial.wmv |
| Forest or Agency: | Black Hills National Forest |
| Event Name: | Lakota Reburial Ceremony in the Black Hills National Forest |
| Date Created: | Wed Oct 17 00:00:00 EST 2007 |
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| Categories: | Video/ Events/ Ceremony or Parade, Video/ People/ Forest Employees, Video/ People/ Public |
| Photographer/Author/Videographer: | Gary Chancey |
| Copyright Status: | Public Domain |
| Internal/External: | External Use |
| Rights Usage Terms: | Public Domain, Please credit individual photographer, Black Hills National Forest |
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| Orientation: | Landscape |
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Donovan Sprague – Well today’s ceremony is a farewell to the people here honoring the remains of... Read more » |
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| ID: | 932 |
| Size: | 16.34 MB; 480 x 360 pixels; 2 minutes 5 seconds; |
| Provider: | Black Hills National Forest |
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Frank Carroll - 10/11/2011
Donovin Sprague Hump, Repatirating remains on the Black Hills National Forest
The Forest Service, in cooperation with Trial leaders, has established several burial areas for repatriating remains taken by museums or for other reasons over the last few ceturies. Follow noted Lakota historian and expert Donovin Sprague Hump as he leads a ceremony in the southern Black Hills National Forest.
