Jack, You have my support in your efforts. It is sad that so much development is ruining the pioneer and Indian sites. Once gone, they are never coming back! You are surely earning stars in your crown for your work! I wonder what will happen to the Morris Cemetery in Greenville if someone else buys that property? Virginia Morris Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jackbriles@aol.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] McCutchan Cem & Indian Burial Grnd > In a message dated 4/9/06 6:46:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Tewastar@aol.com > writes: > > > > do I understand correctly that a developer is ignoring NAGRPA??? > > > > thanks~~~~ > > > > Marilynn in NM > > > > Marilyn, First to someone not versed in many things pertaining to Native > Americans, what is the " NAGRPA" > Now, I just verified this fact last week. We knew a cemetery with > stones had been destroyed. But I had only heard rumors about the Native American > Burial Ground. Finally as of Friday night 10 minutes after the Library Local > History room closed, I walked out with a page from a book of The Histories of > The Ohio Falls Counties , 1882 pg 306 that verified what I had believed all > along. A house had been built in the middle of the Burial Ground Mounds in > Section 1 of Lafayette Township. I know there are places along all of the Creeks > around here up in the hills where there could be more. > The Creeks running thru Floyd County are even Called Big Indian > Creek, and Little Indian Creek. They lived all over this county, Hi country > and Low. But since we don't know about places like this, it is very hard to get > to them before the Developers do. When Caesar's Gambling Boat went in to the > Ohio River at the mouth of a creek, they had to do an Archeological dig for a > year removing Indian Artifacts. Now at my age, Cemeteries and Burial Sites > are my only purpose left in my life. Try To Protect what we have left of our > Burial Sites. This is a small county and it is Developing faster than I can drive > from one side to the other almost. Tewstar, if you have any ideas, I would > appreciate them, and if nothing else e-mail me a whole lot of Moral Support. > > Jack E. Briles Sr. > jackbriles@aol.com > PO Box 444 > New Albany, In. 47151-0444 > (812)282-6585 > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > Quote from William Gladstone (1809-1897), three-time Prime Minister of England and Victorian contemporary of Benjamin Disraeli: > "Show me the manner in which a nation or community > cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical > exactness the tender mercies of its people, their > respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty > to high ideals." > > -- ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 553 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!