Word: perley
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Columbus Day 1992 also saw a demonstration byHarvard graduate students protesting the Peabody'spossessions of the Native American relics, led bynow-third-year social anthropology graduatestudent Bernie C. Perley, himself a NativeAmerican...
...Perley did not lead a demonstration this yearand said yesterday that his grievances were notagainst the museum but against the federalgovernment...
...participants, many of whom were graduate students, encouraged passers-by throughout the afternoon to contribute to the mural. Perley, a Native American, said he hopes the mural will eventually be on display inside the museum...
...Perley said the museum stores the remains of 70,000 Native Americans. He said that the return of the remains and sacred objects is necessary to establish respect for Native American religions...
...Perley said he believes museum officials aresincere in their efforts, and that the delay inreturning the items to reservations is due inlarge part to lack of congressional funds...