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Report: 'High potential' of Native artifacts at Boys Totem Town


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There s a high potential of uncovering archaeological evidence of centuries-old American Indian life at the now-shuttered Boys Totem Town campus on St. Paul s East Side, a new report concludes.
A St. Paul community preservation group and the Lower Phalen Creek Project, an American Indian-led nonprofit, hired outside researchers to study the possible cultural and archaeological significance of the former juvenile detention campus in hopes of turning it into a park or natural area. Ramsey County, which has owned the lightly developed 72-acre tract of land for more than a century, agreed to the examination.
According to the carefully worded 48-page report completed by the consulting firm 106 Group, the potential for archaeological resources is high due to the extensive use of the entire Mississippi River channel by the Dakota. Specifically, the report indicates that a higher-elevation spot on the property near a long-rumored b ....

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Report: "High potential" of uncovering American Indian artifacts at Boys Totem Town


Report: High potential of uncovering American Indian artifacts at Boys Totem Town
Shannon Prather, Star Tribune
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Maggie Lorenz, left, seen at a 2019 hearing, said the Boys Totem Town report is a good first step that should fuel more investigation and possibly some archaeological work.
There s a high potential of uncovering archaeological evidence of centuries-old American Indian life at the now-shuttered Boys Totem Town campus on St. Paul s East Side, a new report concludes.
A St. Paul community preservation group and the Lower Phalen Creek Project, an American Indian-led nonprofit, hired outside researchers to study the possible cultural and archaeological significance of the former juvenile detention campus in hopes of turning it into a park or natural area. Ramsey County, which has owned the lightly developed 72-acre tract of land for more than a century, agree ....

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