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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – The U.S. Justice Department is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by descendants of the Apache Geronimo, whose remains were purported to be stolen by members of a secret society at Yale University.The government filed the motion June 10 to oppose a lawsuit filed in February by 20 of Geronimo’s descendants, who want to rebury the warrior near his birthplace in southern New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness.

Geronimo died in 1909. The lawsuit alleges that Skull and Bones members took some of the remains in 1918 from a burial plot in Fort Sill, Okla., to keep in its New Haven clubhouse.

Both Presidents Bush, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and many others in government and industry positions are members of the society, which is unaffiliated with the university.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

www.KOB.com – Government asks to dismiss Geronimo lawsuit

Yep, you won’t want to miss the June guest editorial and you will find it here.

It has been over 10 years since I was at the space museum, but when I was there I notice a strange thing that has stuck in my mind ever since.  In one of the display cases was a crystal pyramid.  It was just sitting there and seemingly had nothing to do with what was being displayed, no tag describing why it was there, just sitting there as decoration or for some unknown reason.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A descendant tribe of Geronimo’s 19th century tribal band opposes an attempt by the legendary Apache leader’s descendants to repatriate his remains to New Mexico.

Jeff Houser is chairman of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. He says he’s upset that his tribe wasn’t consulted by Harlyn Geronimo, the warrior’s great-grandson, before he announced a lawsuit seeking to return Geronimo’s remains to New Mexico.

Houser says moving the remains would be desecration and his tribe doesn’t believe they should be disturbed. Harlyn Geronimo says his family believes members of Skull and Bones — a secret society at Yale University linked to presidents and other powerful figures — took remains in 1918 from a burial plot in Fort Sill to keep in its New Haven clubhouse.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)