University of Michigan return human remains and sacred burial artifacts
WE THE UNDERSIGNED urgently demand that the University of Michigan return Native American human remains and sacred burial artifacts that are being wrongly withheld from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tri... continue reading »
"We want our ancestors"
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"i believe the university should give the remains and things back to the native americans...how would they feel if it was their families that were bein done like that....let them rest in peace"
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"I can only assume that you DO want to follow the federal laws as clearly spelled out by NAGPRA. I can't imagine that you would want to have to pay the fines and even possibly do jail time... not to mention the hefty attorney fees... by not returning Nativ"
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"do the right thing and return the remains"
"It is appalling that in this year of 2009 the University of Michigan is still operating in this fashion. The fact that they would not work more closely with Great Lakes region natives to help them rebury our ancestors in a good way only speaks more to us "
"Return the remains and sacred burial artifacts to the Tribes of Michigan"
"This is Wrong! No one would like to have there ancestors of family handled in this type of way!So why is it being done to them!"
"this is sad"
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"Shame on UofM!"
"You can hold on to these remains under one condition. Allow us to dig up the remains of each and everyone of the Staff and Students of Michigan University's dead relatives and let US hold onto them for a couple hundred years. If that seems a little harsh "
"i strongly believe the remains should be returned whites have taken so much from natives its time to give back"
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"Return them back to the Anishnabe people"
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"im a tribal member of the saginaw chippewa and i feel that this is very wrong! our culture is still thriving for more and more. so no matter what university of michigan were coming for u guys so hold tight!"
