I saw this in the paper today. There is an auction of American Indian Artifacts next weekend from Heritage Auctions. One of the consignors has over 100 items collected by his family when they ran a general store in the Pine Ridge Reservation area. The group includes several guns picked up by his family at Wounded Knee. I can imagine there was quite a bit of trading going on in the early 1900's and some of the items are one of a kind.

Anyway, some Tribal leaders are questioning the legality of the sale and it's possible violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation act of 1990. Not sure what to think about all of that. Either way, there are some nice historical items in the auction.

Here's a link with a little history http://www.ha.com/information/rathbu...y-collection.s


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