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This handwritten letter, circa 1988, from a student to members of Congress, is regarding the Union County, Kentucky, grave desecration. This is one of dozens of similar letters sent to Congress as part of a campaign to influence tougher legislation on the looting of burial sites.
Publication Date
1988
Document Type
Correspondence
Keywords
school children, Union County, Kentucky, grave desecration, Congress, legislation
Language
English
Sender
Anissa
Recipient
Congress
Disciplines
Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Political History | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Anissa, "Letter from Anissa to Congress" (1988). Graves Protection and Repatriation. 29.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_nagpra/29
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Identifier
Box 1, Folder 5
Transcription
Dear people of the congress
I don't think you have a good good idea about your little plan. Don't you understand the Indians might of put them there for a reason. Don't you think the Indians wouldn't let you do this if they were alive. If you were a Indian you wouldn't let anyone dig up the stuff you and the other Indians buried. I wouldn't either. I know you would like to do it but please take my advice do not do it.
Sincerely,
Anissa
2nd grade
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