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Historic Preservation News

4-30-2003
Judge rules against Yankton Sioux Tribe: Sacred ground to become campground

Slaves' Graves, Indian Site At Heart of Land Dispute

Wash. Tribe Looks for Graves at Cemetery

Ancient pottery find in Onalaska leads to more questions

4-13-2003
Tampa Dedicates Seminole Wars Memorial

Calif adopts tough mining rules that may spell industry's end

Ancient skull found in police raid turned over to Idaho tribe

4-5-2003
Iroquois join dispute on bones

Trail of Death's impact strong 165 years later

Two artifacts are given back to Mexico

3-10-2003
Tribal summit takes case for sacred lands to U.N.

Peru Wants Relic Back From Yale

Hundreds Mark Wounded Knee Anniversary

'73 Wounded Knee Fight Still Stirs Furor

Dropping Arizona Lake Levels Expose Historic Indian Ruins

2-25-2003
Bear Butte threatened by shooting range

Largest exhibit on Incas' Machu Picchu estate opens at Yale

2-17-2003
Scientist Says Shell Rings Weren't Prehistoric Trash

Little Rockies still sacred lands

Hopi Tribe calls for moratorium on Snowbowl development

2-2-2003
Native Americans request archeological survey

Mound Reveals Clues on Prehistoric People

Florida Forever seeks to acquire, preserve Marco mound

1-26-2003
Couple agree to pay $10,000 for digging up Indian burial mound

Tribes ignored in decision

Indian Corpse Found Believed To Be More Than 400 Years Old

1-19-2003
More charges filed against grave robber

Indian Mounds Near East Peoria to be Preserved With State Funds

Northern Cheyenne run honors ancestors

Pechanga land annex moves forward

1-12-2003
Tribes fail to halt study of ancient skeleton

Burial site marks cultural effort

Algonquin band challenges Museum of Civilization

Rather than protesting, many tribes embrace Lewis & Clark anniversary

Ancient Relics, Drug Lord's Cave Adorn Ecuador Beach

1-5-2003
Big Foot riders remember Wounded Knee

Symposium to look at effects of expedition on Indians

Three Affiliated Tribes tourism director follows life of Sacagawea

1-1-2003
Navajo & Hopi say no to snowmaking on Peaks

Aztecs captivate London

12-21-2002
Nev. Cave Looter Hit With $2.5M Penalty

Sacred places under attack in Native America

Religion in the News

Mexico Find Spurs Debate on Earliest 'Writing'

11-27-2002
Road to cover Native American shelter bluff site

Pillaging of ancient artifacts a problem

Northern Calif. Geothermal Plant OK'd

Sand Creek will get its historical due

Osage site subject of debate

11-19-2002
Indian Warrior's Bones to Be Buried

Southwest Museum loses deal

Legal Dispute Centers on Medicine Wheel

11-11-2002
Development threatens native burial sites

Sacred struggle

Site, Dig, Save, Report

Sioux Created a Landscape of Pastureland

In Baltimore, The Power And the Gory

11-03-2002
Call to action to all Tribal Governments and Interested Parties


10-27-2002

Aid offered UA in Mt. Graham rift with Apaches

Not all Indians are happy with Yosemite Indian Center, restoration plan

10-20-2002
No challenge yet to ruling on old bones

Modern Lives Dwell in the Indian Past

San Juan Capistrano leaders reach agreement for school on burial site

Bones unearthed; reburial carries hefty price

Proposed action on Snowbowl draws a crowd

Tribal ruins at Miami Circle go on display today

October 14, 2002
The facts behind the Columbus story

Peru Finds Inca Burial Site at Machu Picchu

New Find Casts Doubt on Mexico Past

High Court Passes Up Case on Eagles

Archaeologists screen proposed highway route for ancient artifacts

9-29-2002
Fight Over Kennewick Man Isn't Over

Group Aims to Preserve Sacred Sites

Oil Exploration Agreement Reached

Concerned tribe tries to block flood work at the falls

Stairs Lead to Change in Mayan Story

Colombian Lake Holds Secret of El Dorado Legend

9-15-2002
Sacred sites bill could impact SD construction


9-01-2002

Kennewick Man is awarded to scientists

Judge: Group Should Get Skeleton

Is nothing sacred? asks tribe

State museum returns relics to Mashantuckets

American Indian tribe wants skull that's in evidence room

Land-use bill covering tribes' sacred sites passes in Senate

California Indians' list of sacred sites gets little scrutiny

8-21-2002
Lakota Stronghold, in defense of the Ghost Dancers

Highway 12 Construction Uncovers Ancient Bump In The Road

Skull may belong to oldest Texan

Chumash burial site found that could be 10,000 years old

Groups sue over oil-gas search

8-11-2002
Developers, tribes battle over land bill

Skeletal remains may be 11,000 years old

Navajo Mountain celebrates ancestors who evaded U.S. Calvary

8-1-2002
Californians Fight Over History

Cave Paintings Offer Glimpse of Past

Lakota protest National Park Service Badlands dig

7-12-2002
Peru Archaeologists Find 25 Mummies

Committee OKs bill that protects Pechanga land

Pawnee corn: A salute to an ancient planting 

Traditional Chickasaw houses open with ribbon cutting today

7-10-2002
Corps, tribe to discuss remains

Wilderness advocates, BLM spar over lands with Indian artifacts

Fire danger abates now archaeologists fear monsoon rains could harm Native American sites

Logging Unearths Indian Artifacts

Dig finds history in back yard

Tribal identity a priority for Seminole ethnohistorian

6-23-2002
State applies double standard, tribes say

Tribal graves at risk on private land

Kennewick Man case unfinished

Sacred lands are a serious issue

Fact sheet: Protection of Native American sacred places

A bright spot in the Nixon years: Return of Blue Lake

Open-pit mine endangers Quechan site

5-27-2002
Ellis Island returning Indian remains

Group Seeks Land to Preserve Past

Climbing ban considered at Lake Tahoe’s Cave Rock

5-18-2002
Artifacts, Remains Reported Disturbed on Lower Klamath Refuge

Portrait Emerges of Sacagawea's Son

5-11-2002
Scientists disturb thousands of Inca deceased

Sand Creek returned to rightful owners

Indian tribes watching sale of public land to Mormons

A legacy in stone

4-4-2002
Porter County Rejects Landfill Near Indian Burial Mounds

State grants emergency historic status to Indian burial ground

4-02-2002
Protecting Native Peoples’ Sacred Places

Natives' archeologist to investigate remains

Which tribe will get shields?

3-23-2002
Lakota question Powder River Basin coalbed development

Legislation hopes to settle Sandia land claim

Owner covers popular Snake River petroglyphs

3-21-2002
US Pledges to Protect Sacred Lands

New Inca Ruins Are Found In Peru

Landfill developers offer to skirt burial mounds

Thieves loot Indian graves

Maxton wants tribe-Klan clash site

3-15-2002
Protecting Sacred Lands

Oil-seeking 'thumper' trucks could soon pound monument

Spectacular Mayan Mural Discovered By Accident

Ancient Stones Found in El Salvador

3-7-2002
Kenosha dig points to Europe as origin of first Americans

Pueblo's claim to Sandia Mountains to be heard in Congress

Ute tribal leader: Preserve past while looking to future

Tribal congress opposes trafficway

Winnemucca descendant to attend statue ceremony

3-6-2002
Hwy. 10 route yields Indian artifacts

Sen. Nighthorse calls for protection of sacred sites

2-24-2002
Investigator: Bones likely Native American in origin

Two men retrace Oregon tribe's displacement to reservation

2-19-2002
Grand Ronde relic goes on the auction block


2-17-2002

Native Americans assail excavation of historic grave site

Dig unearths history

Desecrating Tomanowos: New York museum breaches Oregon tribe's trust

2-14-2002
Sacred Meteorite Offered to Tribe


2-12-2002

'Pot hunters' raiding Indian graves in Texas

Grand Ronde Tribe Upset by Meteorite Sale

Mexico City Confronts Renovation

1-25-2002
Indians take telescope protest to U president's home turf

UM given Crow cultural items for Mansfield Library


1-2-2002

Couple Will Face Charge For Disturbing Ancient Grave

Tribes' lawsuits delaying transfer of river rec land

Tribes Want to Preserve Writing on the Wall

Riders Commemorate Massacre At Wounded Knee

Find may belong to ancient tribe

Finding Iceman's relatives proving difficult

Rare old Nez Perce documents published

12-24-2001

Ruling favors plan to preserve Wheel

Archaeologists Study Meaning Of Rock Paintings

Sitting Bull campsite preserved

12-19-2001
Oil Company Agrees to Delay Drilling in Sacred Valley

Site not former Indian village, study says

12-16-2001
BLM Turns Over 9,460 Acres To Pueblo


12-13-2001

Lawmaker helps Pechanga Indians protect land

Spokane County, tribe reach agreement on road project

Foes of railroad proposal try to marshal arguments

12-11-2001
Lummis plan reburial ceremonies for ancestors

Tribal panel backs church bid to buy Martin's Cove

Sec. Norton's mining rollback opposed by Native Nations

Construction crew able to resume work after special find

12-9-2001
Landowner wants to charge fee for artifact diggers

Prehistory unearthed on U.S. 61

State Recommends Vernon Indian Site For Historic Designation

12-7-2001
Lenape win battle over ancient land


12-5-2001

Debate on Hohokam ruins

Indian's burial plans clash with policy

University Publishing Articles On Life With Nez Perce Tribe

12-3-2001
Southwest tribes meet on recovering prehistoric pots

Natives left mounds of clues

Judge to hear arguments in two Perrier lawsuits Tuesday

12-2-2001
Zunis, environmentalists, fight strip mine

Yosemite Fall restrooms to avoid culturally sensitive area

'Such A Mortal Stroke': Smallpox Blazed Deadly Trail

11-30-2001
Mummies' secret: Ills not all Columbus' fault


11-29-2001

Native rights leader proud of her work


11-28-2001

Poarch Creeks and City Strike Deal on Bingo Hall Burial Ground

Preservation group given land funds

11-27-2001
Review committee rules for tribe over ancient remains

Crazy Horse Memorial Receives Little Big Horn Survivor's Pipe

Tlingits hoped for more than religion from Haines mission

11-26-2001
Potawatomi history stretches back centuries

Director seeks Indian projects for centennial

Makah's 'corner' a bypassed gem

11-25-2001
Items tell Indian history


11-24-2001

S.C. Archaeologists Study Mysterious Mounds

Group preserves colorful, rare early strains of maize

11-23-2001
An honest witness remembered


11-22-2001

American Indians seek respect for remains

Understanding Thanksgiving: history and prayer

11-20-2001

Former Curator Sentenced in Wis.

11-19-2001
Ancient drought lasted 3 millennia


11-18-2001

Not books, but art tells Metis' story

Remembering the dead at Cape Wolstenhome

11-17-2001
Tribe accuses another of building on Burial Ground

Curator faces prison for looting centuries-old Indian artifacts

Navajo Nation museum hosts traveling exhibit

11-16-2001
Creek Indian, 99, provides link to past

Hands-on lessons in tribe's history

11-15-2001
Court won't hear appeal on Front drilling

Archaeologists Unearth 4,000-Year-Old Hunting Camp

Founding families pay tribute to Duwamish Tribe's support

11-14-2001
Nez Perce want to mark end of trail

Woman works to preserve tradition

11-12-2001
Mammoth Extinction Mystery Draws 3 Theories


11-11-2001

Pending nomination of Rebecca Watson raises red flags

Dolphin skull gives culture clue

British May Have Deliberately Spread Smallpox To Indians

11-10-2001
Utah Environmental Groups Strive to Halt Planned Dam

Navajo code talkers earn congressional medals 

Corps moves Leavenworth monument

11-9-2001
Judge Says Transfer Indian Headwear

A young Mohawk woman connects with colonial French

11-8-2001
Choctaw warrior's bones reburied


11-6-2001

Quechans oppose proposed gold mine

Mormon deal would open doors

College Professor Digs Into Ancient Artifacts

11-5-2001
Last minute Interior change on mine affects Zuni tribe

Arrested Art Dealer Claims Entrapment

The ghosts of Haskell

Indian School past honored

11-3-2001
NU hands over Native remains for final journey home

Ghosts of past called on to help preserve Haskell Wetlands

Project moves forward

11-2-2001
Bioterrorism Nothing New To Native Americans

North Dakota Heritage and Hope : Historical viewpoints

11-1-2001
Historical commission trying to block bingo hall construction

Groups fight to protect Four Corners region from dam project

 

 Suggested Reading:


Skull Wars : Kennewick Man, Archeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity

by David Hurst Thomas
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