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Iowa board bars reburial of Sioux bones display
Iowa officials refused a request by American Indian Movement to re bury Indian skeletal remains displayed at the State Historical Museum. The board voted unanimously to remove the bones from public view but keep them for future research. Governor Ray opposed giving the bones to Canada for ritual burial, citing lack of traceable ancestors.
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