[meteorite-list] Tribal Leaders Upset By Sale Of Meteorite Fragments
From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:03 2004 Message-ID: <3C65ADAF.7AA2F25B_at_tkc.att.ne.jp> --------------076D913E01F929DF992C1C4A Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Listees: I am sorry my answer sounded so strong! But, to some Native Americans this is the case! Dirk Ross.....I meant not to offend anyone, as has been suggested. drtanuki wrote: > Only some would sell their mother! Dirk Ross.....Tokyo > > Ron Baalke wrote: > >> http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/oregon/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o0033_BC_OR--Meteorite&&news&ornews >> >> Tribal leaders upset by sale of meteorite fragments >> The Associated Press >> February 9, 2002 >> >> GRAND RONDE, Ore. (AP) -- Grand Ronde tribal officials say they are >> saddened >> that pieces of the 15½-ton Willamette Meteorite, which they consider >> sacred, >> will be auctioned this weekend in Tucson, Ariz. >> >> The meteorite is the largest ever found in the United States. It was >> >> discovered 100 years ago in West Linn and was donated to the >> American Museum >> of Natural History in 1906. >> >> It is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New >> York City. >> The pieces are among more than 100 meteorite specimens being >> auctioned by >> Darryl Pitt, curator of the Macovich Collection of Meteorites. >> >> He obtained one piece from the U.S. museum about four years ago and >> the >> other from the Natural History Museum in London about two months >> ago. >> >> "The tribe is saddened that there are people who would try to >> personally >> profit from selling pieces of the meteorite," according to a written >> >> statement the Grand Ronde issued Friday. >> >> The tribe said it won't buy the pieces because it "refuses to >> participate in >> or encourage the marketing of spiritually significant items." >> >> Tribal officials said Pitt should give the pieces to the tribe. >> >> Pitt said he has "the greatest respect for the Grand Ronde's >> beliefs." He >> suggested to American Museum of Natural History officials "that they >> >> purchase the specimens in my possession at a low price and just give >> these >> specimens to the Grand Ronde," Pitt said. "The American Museum was >> not >> interested in doing so." >> >> Two years ago, the Grand Ronde asked the New York museum to return >> the space >> rock, saying it was spiritually significant to the tribe. The tribe >> and >> museum settled their dispute with an agreement that allows the Grand >> Ronde >> access to the meteorite to hold religious and cultural ceremonies. >> >> The meteorite was considered a powerful cleansing and healing source >> to >> tribal members. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > --------------076D913E01F929DF992C1C4A Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML> Listees: <BR> I am sorry my answer sounded so strong! But, to some Native Americans this is the case! Dirk Ross.....I meant not to offend anyone, as has been suggested. <P>drtanuki wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> Only some would sell their mother! Dirk Ross.....Tokyo <P>Ron Baalke wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE><A HREF="http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/oregon/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o0033_BC_OR--Meteorite&&news&ornews">http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/oregon/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o0033_BC_OR--Meteorite&&news&ornews</A> <P>Tribal leaders upset by sale of meteorite fragments <BR>The Associated Press <BR>February 9, 2002 <P>GRAND RONDE, Ore. (AP) -- Grand Ronde tribal officials say they are saddened <BR>that pieces of the 15½-ton Willamette Meteorite, which they consider sacred, <BR>will be auctioned this weekend in Tucson, Ariz. <P>The meteorite is the largest ever found in the United States. It was <BR>discovered 100 years ago in West Linn and was donated to the American Museum <BR>of Natural History in 1906. <P>It is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. <BR>The pieces are among more than 100 meteorite specimens being auctioned by <BR>Darryl Pitt, curator of the Macovich Collection of Meteorites. <P>He obtained one piece from the U.S. museum about four years ago and the <BR>other from the Natural History Museum in London about two months ago. <P>"The tribe is saddened that there are people who would try to personally <BR>profit from selling pieces of the meteorite," according to a written <BR>statement the Grand Ronde issued Friday. <P>The tribe said it won't buy the pieces because it "refuses to participate in <BR>or encourage the marketing of spiritually significant items." <P>Tribal officials said Pitt should give the pieces to the tribe. <P>Pitt said he has "the greatest respect for the Grand Ronde's beliefs." He <BR>suggested to American Museum of Natural History officials "that they <BR>purchase the specimens in my possession at a low price and just give these <BR>specimens to the Grand Ronde," Pitt said. "The American Museum was not <BR>interested in doing so." <P>Two years ago, the Grand Ronde asked the New York museum to return the space <BR>rock, saying it was spiritually significant to the tribe. The tribe and <BR>museum settled their dispute with an agreement that allows the Grand Ronde <BR>access to the meteorite to hold religious and cultural ceremonies. <P>The meteorite was considered a powerful cleansing and healing source to <BR>tribal members. <P>______________________________________________ <BR>Meteorite-list mailing list <BR>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <BR><A HREF="http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list">http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</A></BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML> --------------076D913E01F929DF992C1C4A-- Received on Sat 09 Feb 2002 06:15:59 PM PST |
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