None Designated

                       CHAPTER 70

                    SKELETAL REMAINS

Section 70-1.  EXCAVATION OF SKELETAL REMAINS.

     (a)  The graves of Cherokee people and their ancestors are sacred
          and shall not be disturbed or excavated.

     (b)  In the event skeletal remains of Cherokee are excavated,
          such remains shall be reburied, together with all associated
          grave artifacts as soon as shall be reasonable possible. 
          All such remains disinterred outside Cherokee trust lands
          shall be reburied at the Cherokee Memorial Cemetery in
          Vanore, Tennessee.

     (c)  The remains of Cherokee people shall not be subjected to
          destructive skeletal analysis.

SOURCE:  Res. 92, eff. Jan. 30, 1983.

Section 70-2.  SANCTITY OF ANCESTORS WHO ARE BURIED THROUGHOUT THE
               ABORIGINAL CHEROKEE LANDS.

     The joint policy of the Tribal Council of the Cherokee Nation and
the Eastern Band of Cherokee:

     (a)  The graves of our ancestors are sacred and we desire that
          they not be disturbed.

     (b)  In the event the remains of Cherokee ancestors are
          excavated, such remains shall be reburied together with all
          associated grave artifacts, as soon as shall be reasonable.

     (c)  The remains of Cherokee ancestors should not be subjected to
          destructive skeletal analysis.

     (d)  The remains of Cherokee ancestors and associated grave
          artifacts which have been disinterred and are now in
          possession of museums, universities, federal agencies or
          other institutions and persons, should be returned to the
          proper tribes for reburial.

     (e)  Such remains should be buried at the original site where
          possible.

SOURCE:  Res. 121, eff. Apr. 5, 1990; Res. 301, eff. May 29, 1991.


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