A tomahawk once owned by Chief Standing Bear, a pioneering Native American civil rights leader, has been returned to his tribe after being housed for decades in a museum at Harvard University. BOSTON — A tomahawk once owned by Chief Standing Bear, a pioneering Native American civil rights leader, has been returned to his tribe after being
Stacy Laravie, a descendant of Standing Bear who is also the historic preservation officer for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, agreed. “The Peabody directly benefited from collecting practices that we acknowledge today ignored the wishes and values of families and communities,” she said in a statement.Native American remains and other significant objects to tribes, as required under federal law.
We owe the Natives alot more then apologies. But I guess this is a start.
If you’re in possession of some tribal artifact from any indigenous tribe in North America, and you don’t know how it was acquired, you’d better get it looked at. It’s likely not yours.