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<p>[QUOTE="reader, post: 2585107, member: 255"]I think what disturbs me the most are the situations where the item ended up in nontribal hands because of a very conscious decision to sell the item for cash. The circumstances at the time may have been very difficult, even heart wrenching but a decision was made at that time and I think that the younger tribal activists tend to forget that fact. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think it’s inappropriate to ask for these items back without compensation to the current owner in those cases. This does not apply to items that were stolen or sold without permission and of course there are situations that fall on a gray line somewhere in between and in many cases it remains unknown how the item even entered nontribal hands.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="reader, post: 2585107, member: 255"]I think what disturbs me the most are the situations where the item ended up in nontribal hands because of a very conscious decision to sell the item for cash. The circumstances at the time may have been very difficult, even heart wrenching but a decision was made at that time and I think that the younger tribal activists tend to forget that fact. I think it’s inappropriate to ask for these items back without compensation to the current owner in those cases. This does not apply to items that were stolen or sold without permission and of course there are situations that fall on a gray line somewhere in between and in many cases it remains unknown how the item even entered nontribal hands.[/QUOTE]
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