Sac and Fox Nation High School is Number 1!


The Federal District Court in Pennsylvania agreed with the Thorpe


brothers and the Sac and Fox Nation. On April 19, 2013, it ruled that NAGPRA applied to the Borough of Jim Thorpe because the Borough received federal funds, and therefore was a “museum” as that term is defined in NAGPRA, and was in possession and control of Native American remains – those of Jim Thorpe. The Court rejected the Bor- ough’s argument of laches, that plaintiffs had hampered the defense by the delay in bringing the suit, finding that the Borough suffered no prejudice by any delay to file a lawsuit and further that a time limit on bringing suit would be inconsistent with NAGPRA. The Borough disagreed and appealed the decision to the Third Circuit Court of Ap- peals in 2013. In the Third Circuit, the Borough raised several arguments. It as-


serted that NAGPRA was only meant to apply to ancient remains and never meant to apply to a modern man. It claimed that Jim Thorpe was a modern man, despite the fact that he passed away more than 60 years ago. The Borough maintained that, despite receiving federal funds un- der several grants, it did not directly receive federal funds and therefore NAGPRA did not apply to it. The Borough again raised the defense of laches, arguing that the family waited too long to file its lawsuit and therefore should be barred. Finally, the Borough vaguely claimed that NAGPRA was unconstitutional.


SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 65 Supper before the rodeo.


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