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2001
January
Panel approves repatriation bill. Montana. The House Judiciary Committee moves forward a bill to allow Indians and
others to bring home the bones and burial objects of their ancestors, rather than leaving them
to public display in museums and private collections. Submitted to Native News Online 2001 23 Jan
American Indians rally at Capitol for protection of burial grounds. "More than 100 American Indian students and tribal leaders from around the country rallied at
the Capitol steps Saturday afternoon to call for stronger laws to protect unmarked graves in
Texas and their ancestors' sacred burial grounds." Submitted to Native News Online 2001 21 Jan
Dangerous S.J. roadways to get help. "Toxic soil and the presence of American Indian remains are just two barriers
to getting safety medians installed quickly on some of San Joaquin County's
most dangerous roadways." Submitted to Native News Online Jan 14, 2001
Couple hopes to buy land for Native American burial ground. Buffalo, W Va. "Maggie and Basil Crawford of Buffalo want to purchase 50 acres near the Buffalo Bridge to rebury
ancient Native Americans whose remains were excavated in 1964. The 610 bodies are now in storage
rooms at Ohio State University and in Moundsville, Ohio." Submitted to Native News Online 2001 14 Jan
Skull Wars :
Scientists And Native Americans Going To Court Over Who Controls 9,000-Year-Old Skeleton, But
The Larger Issue Is Who Controls History. Submitted to Native News Online 2001 14 Jan
Federal Agencies Work with, Tribes Work to Save Ancient Art. Roseburg, ORE. Submitted to Native News Online 2001 11 Jan
New townhouses, ancient burial mound meet in White Bear Lake. Minnesotta. An agreement is made to leave 20 feet of space around the burial mound. Submitted to Native News Online 2001 5 Jan
The preliminary program for the 13th annual meeting
on Current Research in Tennessee Archaeology. Submitted to Native News Online 2001 5 Jan
2000
December
Black Market sells tribal bones. South Dakota. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 31 Dec
Tribal descendant wins fight to retrieve hair. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 31 Dec
Unearthed ancestral Puebloan bones halt dig. Colorado. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 31 Dec
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory
Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects
from Connecticut in the Possession of the Peabody Museum of Natural History,
Yale University.Submitted to Native News Online 2000 22 Dec
TN: Reburial in Limbo. "A federal committee offered no quick advice yesterday that would help rebury the remains of
more than 70 Native Americans unearthed at the Brentwood Library site in 1997."
Submitted to Native News Online 2000 20 Dec
November
Press Statement from Pechanga Chairman Mark A. Macarro.
Submitted to Native News Online 2000 22 Nov
Excitement right around the Bend (Moccasin Bend)
. Tennessee. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 10 Nov
Excitement right around the Bend (Moccasin Bend)
. Tennessee. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 10 Nov
October
Kennewick: Sec. of Interior to Sec. of Army
.Submitted to Native News Online 2000 6 Oct
September
U.S.
government decides Kennewick Man skeleton belongs to Indian tribes. "In a setback to scientists, the U.S. Interior Department decided Monday that
Kennewick Man, one of the oldest skeletons ever found in North America, should be given to
five American Indian tribes who have claimed him as an ancestor." 2000 25 Sep
Germ Warfare Continues
. "Artifacts now being repatriated by museums to federally recognized tribes
across California and the United States have been treated with hazardous
chemicals, including various pesticides and toxins designed to combat
insects, rodents and mold. When the tribal leaders return home with the
tribe's sacred objects, they are unknowingly putting themselves and their
families at risk." Submitted to Native News Online 2000 15 Sep
August
Thousands of Indian Skeletons May Never Return to Tribes. Handling the bones of the dead clashes with some tribal beliefs.
. "Artifacts now being repatriated by museums to federally recognized tribes
across California and the United States have been treated with hazardous
chemicals, including various pesticides and toxins designed to combat
insects, rodents and mold. When the tribal leaders return home with the
tribe's sacred objects, they are unknowingly putting themselves and their
families at risk." Submitted to Native News Online 2000 12 Aug
July
U.S. Representative Doc Hastings is planning to reintroduce his
NAGPRA bill into Congress. "Rep. Doc Hastings plans to send a birthday card to Kennewick Man via
Congress today by introducing another bill that would allow study of the
ancient bones found in the Columbia River." Submitted to Native News Online 2000 29 July
SFAAP: Local tribe enters into Sunflowe equation. "Members of the United Tribe of Shawnee Indians say they offered to rid the former (Sunflower Army) ammunition
plant of contaminants in exchange for the land, a deal similar to the one currently being negotiated
between the government and Oz Entertainment Company. Oz officials have committed to spending
$37 million to clean the land." Submitted to Native News Online 2000 13 July
Team urges more tests on Kennewick man. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 8 July
NAS win recognition in Tennessee, for now. "For the first time ever a Tennessee court ruled June 29th, 1999 that
Native American’s are "interested parties" in a termination and removal
suit regarding Native American graves. This is in regards to TDOT’s plan
to widen Hillsboro Road at Old Hickory Boulevard." Submitted to Native News Online 2000 6 July
June
NAGPRA Review Committee and Unidentified Human Remains. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 29 June
Land Theft trudges forward in Pierre SD
but Janklow not seen in building: CPT meeting notes. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 14 June
National Park Servce awards $2.1 million in Native American graves protection and repatriation of act grants. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 7 June
May
Dineh Intervention on Religious Intolerance--UN Commission on Human Rights. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 19 May
Cultural Values & The Dean of the Anti-Indian Movement
. "As I write this article there is a current challenge under way directed
at the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act that show
a possible indication that Congress may soon attempt to dimantle NAGPRA..." Submitted to Native News Online 2000 10 May
Editorial Comment: Vasco Caves
. Submitted to Native News Online 2000 6 May
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