Re: Arapahoe Medicine Wheel Bundle - HELP NEEDED
raponeaj@splava.cc.plattsburgh.edu
Mon, 21 Jun 1993 14:34:57 -0500
Date sent: 21-JUN-1993 14:31:55
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>ARAPAHOE ELDERS REQUESTING INFO ABOUT SACRED MEDICNE WHEEL BUNDLE
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> I was recently contacted by an elder of the Arapahoe nation who seeks the
>repatriation of their sacred medicine wheel bundle. This sacred bundle is
>important to many spiritual ceremonies, including the annual sundance. This
>elder stated that a member of the tribe has seen the sacred medicine wheel
>bundle in a museum collection in Chicago. If anyone on the net knows how I
>would go about locating this sacred item and the process of seeking repatria-
>tion to the tribe, I would appreciate any info that would lead in that
>direction. The elders look forward to the return of their most sacred bundle.
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>> "And now...they've come for the I Jeff Painter, SOSC, Ashland, OR
>>very last of our possessions; now I 503-488-2606
>> they want our pride, our history, I * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>> our spiritual traditions. The lies I
>> and thefts just never end." I
>> Margo Thunderbird, 1988. I
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Friends--Try the Center for the History of the American Indian at the Newberry
Library, 60 West Walton St., Chicago IL 60610, phone (312) 943-9090. You
might try speaking to Francis Jennings there. Good luck.
Anita Rapone