Re: Arapahoe Medicine Wheel Bundle - HELP NEEDED

rclinton@lawnet-po.law.uiowa.edu
Tue, 22 Jun 1993 09:02:00 CST

> ARAPAHOE ELDERS REQUESTING INFO ABOUT SACRED MEDICNE WHEEL BUNDLE
>
> 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

This most likely holder of the bundle would be the Museum of Natural History
which has a very large collection of Native American materials. The
director of the Museum, Willard Boyd, is a law professor colleague of mine
and the former President of the University of Iowa. He is also very
conversant with the repatriation issue, having sponsored conferences on the
subject before the federal legislation passed. If I can be of any help,
please let me know.

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