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Repatriation Clash Over Iroquois Wampum and Sacred Objects
Powless leads Haudenosaunee push to return wampum belts and False Face masks held by museums and the American Indian Museum. Curators face legal and ethical hurdles while Onondaga leaders demand respectful access, with debate over ownership, documentation, and past salvage methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powless
Richard West
National Museum
Carol Raemisch
State University Ofew York At Albany
Ronald LaFrance
Paul Waterman
LaFayette
Waterman
LaFrance
George Gustav Heye
Rochester Museum and Science Center
William Colby
Rochester Museum
Middletown
Ellie McDowell- Loudon
State University College At
Colby
Ellen Blalockown
Onondaga
Irving Powless JR