And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [Note: We each need to be on the alert for sale of burial objects to be the eyes and ears for our people. E-bay has been noted to have had human skulls up for auction, alerted to the fact they had been placed in the position of "fencing" illegal sales, and advised to monitor auction items more closely. Unfortunately, E-bay responded that they will not be policing objects in advance of sale, however, if items of this nature appear for sale, please notify them to remove them and they will. In other words, if they don't know about it....it isn't happening...Ish] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~article sent by Wendat, thanks Holly Tribe fights theft of artifacts By AP Wire Service 6/14/99 Caddo objects sold on Web BINGER (AP) -- Want a Creek pipe taken from Georgia soil? Or a Caddo loop pipe unearthed in Clark County, Ark.? How about a set of Caddo ear spools? All you need is access to auction houses on the Internet, where collectors, knowingly or unknowingly, partake in the trade of items considered sacred by tribal members. "These are funerary objects taken from burial sites," said Stacey Halfmoon, historic preservation director of the Caddo Tribe. "Why would a Caddo pot be in such good shape if it wasn't taken from a grave? "It was obviously buried with someone." Traditional Caddo beliefs require the dead to be buried with certain objects for their journey into the Spirit World. Without the sacred items, the souls of the dead will wander aimlessly. "If people think long and hard about where these items come from, it's not too hard to figure out," Halfmoon said. "I have a hard time believing someone who has been collecting for a long time would be unaware of what's going on." As the looting continues, so does the tribe's vigilance. In October, the tribe hired former archaeologist Robert Cast to team with Halfmoon as its new historic preservation officer. Cast tracks and monitors the unearthing of any Caddo burial sites from the tribe's traditional home range prior to its removal, covering southeast Oklahoma, northeast Texas, northwest Louisiana and southwest Arkansas. Cast also looks for any illegal trafficking. He has found several catalogs that sell ancient Caddo objects such as hand-painted bowls and pots, stone tools and carved clay pipes. He also has found Web site auction houses conducting the same business, he said. Reprinted under the fair use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&