Acoma Pueblo Governor Kurt Riley to French: "Honor Our Humanity"

WASHINGTON – Native American cultural items, many considered very sacred, are going up for auction in Paris, France next week. In an effort to stop the auction the National Museum of the American Indian held a meeting at the museum to discuss what efforts are being done to stop the event.

Congressman Steve Pearce (New Mexico) introduced the Protection of the Right of Tribes to Stop the Export of Cultural and Traditional Patrimony (PROTECT Patrimony) Resolution. Congressman Pearce stated that they have many helping them to get the resolution passed.

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