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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
Crystal
Recipient
Congress
Disciplines
Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Political History | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Crystal, "Letter from Crystal to Congress" (1988). Graves Protection and Repatriation. 32.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_nagpra/32
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Identifier
Box 1, Folder 5
Transcription
I think they should not but you know, I would not want them to dig up my Grandmother shes 100 years old and but I would not now when she would die my Grandmother she is a real Indian.
Crystal
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