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Thursday, September 25, 2003

The federal government has returned hundreds of items to tribes in New Mexico and Arizona that were stolen and sold by art dealers.

Joshua Baer and Thomas Cavaliere pleaded guilty to violating the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Neither received jail time although they sold sacred artifacts and eagle feathers, charging an undercover agent hundreds of thousands of dollars for the items.

The items have been returned to the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, Zuni Pueblo, Zia Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo and Santo Domingo Pueblo.

Get the Story:
Recovered Relics (The Santa Fe New Mexican 9/25)
Stolen artifacts returned to Navajo, Hopi tribes (The Arizona Republic 9/25)
Tribal items recovered in sting (The Albuquerque Tribune 9/25)

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