I thought the HISTARCH crew would appreciate the following post from ARCH-L.
 It's our old buddy Johnson.
 
Tom Wheaton
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Date: 95-02-03 05:08:30 EST
 
 
 
 
        Proposal #1
 
        There should be an immediate moratorium on all anthropological and
        archaeological endeavors within the United States which appropriate
        the cultural heritage, indigenous knowledge, and sacred geography
        of its indigenous peoples.
 
        Proposal #2
 
        The indigenous knowledge of Native American peoples must be
        acknowledged as unalienable property.
 
        Proposal #3
 
        All sacred geography must be returned to Native Americans.
 
        Proposal #4
 
        Reparations must be paid for the appropriation and destruction
        of Native American lives, land, and indigenous knowledge.
 
        Proposal #5
 
        Native Americans must be acknowledged copyright over their
        oral, musical, and ritual traditions including patent on
        aboriginal dress, artistic tradition, and material culture.
 
        Proposal #6
 
        Native Americans must be given the right to decide the cultural
        context of their traditional cultures.
 
        Proposal #7
 
        Native Americans must be given ownership over the genetic resources
        of their indigenous horticulture including the current and future
        genetic manipulation of those resources.
 
        Proposal #8
 
        All lands currently in the National Parks and state parks system
        must be returned to Native Americans. The North American bison
        must be brought back in vast numbers.