‘Where they belong’: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes bring home the remains of three members

‘Where they belong’: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes bring home the remains of three members

In early September, a van leading a caravan home stopped on Big Muddy Creek Bridge, marking the boundary of the Fort Peck reservation. Families embraced, tears were shed, and the smell of burning sage lingered. In the back were three wooden caskets draped in the flags of the Assiniboine and Sioux. Over the following days, community members celebrated, processed and grieved the repatriation of three long-separated members who died at the Carlisle…

Remains Of Woman, Infants Put To Rest - Northern Plains Independent

The remains of a woman and two infants were laid to rest alongside other repatriated ancestors at the new tribal cemetery north of Poplar on Friday, Sept. 18. The burial ceremonies took place after the Fort Peck Tribes Cultural Preservation Department repatriated ancestral human remains of the remains from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The remains included a woman found with associated