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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - A conference concerning American Indian Mounds, Sacred Burial Grounds & Sites Conference, theme "WERE NOT ARTIFACTS" will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at Indiana University South Bend in the Student Activities Center, 2nd Floor.

The speakers include; Mark Schurr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame (Mark uses special equipment for burial sites which allows him to look into the site without digging up remains) and William Spellazza, Assistant Curator for Department of Natural Resources.

There will be a panel discussion held by American Indians who are knowledgeable about and have been involved in American Indians issues in the State of Indiana.

The Panel includes;
*John Warren, Pokegan Potawatami Tribal Coordinator,
*George Strack, Miami Language Coordinator,
Member of the Illinois Burial Grounds Reapropriations
*Mary Alexander, Director, Native American Indian Center
*Albert "Running Wolf" Ortiz, Chair, AIM Support Group of IN
*Clarence White, Pokegan Potawatami Pipe Carrier

RSVP: Indiana University South Bend, School of Education, 1700 Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN 46636 - Contact by - April 25, 2002 or by phone: 219-237-4109

The conference is sponsored by the American Indian Student Union, the Office of Campus Diversity, the Anthropology Club and The National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture, Inc.