MORE INDIAN ARTIFACTS RETURNING TO THE EARTH LAW HAS ALSO ENHANCED MUSEUM-TRIBAL DIALOGUE.(News/National/International)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: July 21, 2001 | Copyright information

Byline: M.E. Sprengelmeyer News Washington Bureau

Imagine somebody strolling into a church and walking off with sacred statues from the altar.

That's how American Indians view the archaeologists and collectors who helped fill museum shelves and warehouses over the past two centuries.

So now, armed with a 1990 federal law, they make no apologies for marching into the museums, reviewing the prized collections and demanding that ancient bones and cult...

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