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On Jan. 17, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska sued the U.S. Army in federal court seeking repatriation the remains of Edward Hensley and Samuel Gilbert who died of pneumonia on Oct. 24, 1895, 47 days after his arrival in Carlisle.
On Jan. 17, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska sued the U.S. Army in federal court seeking repatriation of not only the remains of Edward Hensley, but those of another boy named Samuel Gilbert who died of pneumonia on Oct. 24, 1895.
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the United States Army, seeking the return of the remains of two children who died and were buried at the US government’s flagship Indian boarding school more than 120 years ago. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) on behalf of the tribe, alleges that the Army failed to follow federal law and instead deferred to its own process. Listed as defendants in the lawsuit are: The U.S. Army, the Office of Army Cemeteries, and three individual employees who oversee the Office of Army Secretaries, and the cemetery where the children are buried.