Fulton County residents are stunned. Native Americans areskeptical. Some of Gov. Edgar's own staffers were taken aback whenhe decided to reopen the Dickson Mounds controversy, and detractorsare contemptuous of his motives. But Edgar, who only last year saidhe saw "no reason" to honor Native American demands for the return of237 exposed skeletons in an Indian burial exhibit at Dickson Mounds,is getting an earful now.
He is hearing about assaults on the religious beliefs of"spiritual heirs" of the Mississippians who lived in the area nearLewistown 900 years ago, and about snubs to elected officials whoweren't consulted when Edgar's predecessor briefly consideredshutting …
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