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Lakota man back to his tribe.
• Young, who worked at the cemetery at the time of the discovery, said he and his wife have gained a new family.
• "We love all of you dearly," Young, who is president of the historical society in Danbury, Conn., said to the Afraid of Hawk family. "I'd like to say, Albert, you've become like a grandfather to us."
• Following the funeral service, Albert Afraid of Hawk's remains, which were wrapped in a buffalo robe, were driven to a nearby cemetery. With the Badlands in the background, Afraid of Hawk was hoisted on to a wooden scaffold to remain until evening. His remains were then to be buried in the ground along with buffalo and cherry juice.
• According to Lakota spiritual belief, the journey to the spirit world takes four days. The Lakotas bury food with people to sustain them during that time. Once someone arrives in the spirit world, the food is shared with family members.
• Albert Afraid of Hawk was born in 1879, the third of seven children belonging to Emil Afraid of Hawk and his wife, White Mountain. His brother Richard was among the survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. Afraid of Hawk joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1898 with childhood friend David Bull Bear from the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
• Descendants of Bull Bear also attended Sunday's ceremony.
• "I'm proud to see him coming home and to rest in peace. I'm thankful to the people that discovered all this," said Lonnie Bull Bear, 48.
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SD prison officials say runaway juvenile caught
• CUSTER, S.D. (AP) -- A 17-year-old juvenile offender who ran away from a South Dakota program more than a week ago has been caught.
• The South Dakota Corrections Department reports that the boy was apprehended in Rapid City on Sunday.
• The boy and another youth ran away from the State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy in Custer on Aug. 31. The other boy was caught a short time later in the Custer area.
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Canadian company adds to mine claims near Keystone
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Canadian company has bought more land and mineral rights in the Keystone area for possible development into an underground gold mine in South Dakota's Black Hills.
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