Ceremonial and burial articles being returned have shown traces of arsenic - also mercury, DDT, and other poisons were used for preservation. This is an index to ongoing issues concerning the desecration of graves and the stealing and selling of religious and ceremonial articles of Native American Indians. No respect is being shown, either for the feelings of people, or for the applicable laws, such as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Graves are being trampled, bodies of ancestors are being bulldozed, clothing and bodies are being sold.
Irresponsible people are in charge of some of the archaeological digs.
Indifference, and in some instances an intention of genocide, are blocking the peace process and the healing of wounds that are hundreds of years old. Here are some examples of these atrocities. What they all have in common is disrespect. Also a great review of history. At the end of this article are links to matters and people mentioned.