USA: AMERICAN INDIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST DESECRATION OF TRIBAL GRAVES AND MUSEUM DISPLAY OF HUMAN BONES
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USA: AMERICAN INDIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST DESECRATION OF TRIBAL GRAVES AND MUSEUM DISPLAY OF HUMAN BONES
- Title: USA: AMERICAN INDIANS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST DESECRATION OF TRIBAL GRAVES AND MUSEUM DISPLAY OF HUMAN BONES
- Date: 18th January 1973
- Summary: 1. SV Indians beating drums in museum 0.08 2. SV Indian skeleton 0.13 3. SV Indians looking at display of bones (2 shots) 0.17 4. SV Museum official speaking 0.40 5. SV Indians with official outside Governor's office (3 shots) 0.54 6. CU Indian speaking 1.07 MUSEUM OFFICIALS: "We do this because the law requires, that we collect the ancient history of the people of our state. We abide by the law and we collect and preserve and display the material." INDIAN MAN: "The law better be changed then. It allows you to desecrate graves. There is also another statute against body-snatching. It says, in effect, you have to get permission from the next of kin to dig up any cemetery or any grave." MUSEUM OFFICIAL: "Who is the next of kin)" INDIAN VERNON BELLECOURT: "I see the Governor, even though he is probably least sensitive to wanting to listen, I do not feel that much would come out of that meeting in regard to skeletal physical remains of our fallen ancestors." Initials SGM/2300 SGM/2308 TELERECORDING There follows a transcript of interviews with museum official and Indians. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 1st February 1973 12:00
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- Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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- Country: USA
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