Naevahoo'Ohtseme-We Are Going Back Home: The Cheyenne Repatriation of Human Remains--A Woman's Perspective

Authors

Connie H. Yellowman

First Page

103

Document Type

Article

Abstract

I see many parallels between how the non-Indian media and general public reacted to the bombing in Oklahoma City, and the reaction of Native Americans to the repatriation of human remains. Now, more than ever, most Americans-especially Oklahomans-can truly comprehend why the emotional impact of a tragic event lasts for generations. Furthermore, the significance of the recovery and identity of human remains following the bombing parallels the Native American struggle for the recovery and return of the human remains of their relatives. Likewise, the issue of "the remaining right leg" can be correlated to "unidentifiable human remains." This article presents a woman's perspective of the repatriation of human remains by the Cheyenne of Oklahoma. It also presents the larger questions or issues that we must carefully consider in order to provide for the generations that follow.

Recommended Citation

Connie H. Yellowman, Naevahoo'Ohtseme-We Are Going Back Home: The Cheyenne Repatriation of Human Remains--A Woman's Perspective, 9 St. Thomas L. Rev. 103 (1996).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol9/iss1/13