Battlefields and burial grounds : the Indian struggle to protect ancestral graves in the United States / Roger C. Echo-Hawk and Walter R. Echo-Hawk
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TextPublication details: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., c1994Description: 80 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 27 cmISBN: 0822526638; 9780822526636Subject(s): Indians of North America -- Funeral customs and rites -- Juvenile literature | Indians of North America -- Religion -- Juvenile literature | Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Juvenile literature | Antiquities -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Human remains (Archaeology) -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Archaeology -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 393/.1/08997 LOC classification: E98.M8 | E24 1994E98.M8 | E24 1994
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Summary: Describes the efforts of Native Americans to rebury ancestral human remains and grave offerings held by museums and historical societies, with particular emphasis on the Pawnees and their struggle to reclaim their dead
Caring for the dead -- Native American burial practices -- Digging up the dead -- Raising a double standard -- The legacy of Samuel Morton -- Battlefield anthropology -- Archeological resources -- Graveyard profiteers -- The reburial movement -- Indian advocacy -- Academic ethics -- The legislative scene -- The Pawnee people -- Ancient Pawnee history -- Galloping across the New World -- Wild Licorice Creek -- Pawnee funeral traditions -- The spoils of conquest -- The legacy of Asa T. Hill -- Graves of tribal leaders -- Pawnee reburials -- The NSHS Battle -- The battle for LB 340 -- The Wild Licorice Creek reburial -- The Smoky Hill Treaty -- Pawnees in the National Reburial Campaign
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 393.310/ECHO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844300003320 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-78) and index
Caring for the dead -- Native American burial practices -- Digging up the dead -- Raising a double standard -- The legacy of Samuel Morton -- Battlefield anthropology -- Archeological resources -- Graveyard profiteers -- The reburial movement -- Indian advocacy -- Academic ethics -- The legislative scene -- The Pawnee people -- Ancient Pawnee history -- Galloping across the New World -- Wild Licorice Creek -- Pawnee funeral traditions -- The spoils of conquest -- The legacy of Asa T. Hill -- Graves of tribal leaders -- Pawnee reburials -- The NSHS Battle -- The battle for LB 340 -- The Wild Licorice Creek reburial -- The Smoky Hill Treaty -- Pawnees in the National Reburial Campaign
Describes the efforts of Native Americans to rebury ancestral human remains and grave offerings held by museums and historical societies, with particular emphasis on the Pawnees and their struggle to reclaim their dead
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