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  • Dutch museum to return sacred items stolen from Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe


    YSLETA DEL SUR PUEBLO, Texas (KVIA) — The Netherlands is returning sacred Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe artifacts. The items, currently housed at the Nationaal Museum Van Wereldculturen, will make their way back to El Paso after they were taken by Dutch anthropologist Herman F.C. Ten Kate in December 1882.

    “Mr. Ten Kate used very dubious means to take our treasures back to the Netherlands, so that they could be placed in museums, where they remain to this day,” said Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Governor Michael Silvas. “Since 1882, we have prayed for their return and petitioned the Dutch for their return. Our antiquities are part of our every-day spiritual life, and they were taken away from us to hang in a museum. Thankfully, our prayers have been answered, and these religious icons will, once again, be returned to our people so that we can only strengthen and continue to practice our culture and faith.”

    Lawmakers from Texas and New Mexico have been working with the Department of State and the Dutch Government to return the items.

    The items include the Sacred Pohwith Winter Drum, described as perhaps the Pueblo’s most important spiritual icon, which will now be reunited with its brother, the Summer Drum. Once returned, the Pueblo will use the Winter Drum in its Winter rituals and traditions for the first time since 1882.

    The Pueblo have tried to recover the Winter Drum and other important items numerous times since 1967. As recently as 2017, the Dutch declined the Pueblo’s request. Recently, however, the government publicly displayed an interest in repatriating items to indigenous groups, opening a window for the return of the Pueblo’s sacred items.

    “The Pohwith Winter Drum and its Brother Summer Drum are living entities to be birthed, fed, blessed, cared for, and prayed for,” the Pueblo stated in a news release Friday. “The drums are more than 350 years old and are hewn from the same tree from a forest near the Pueblo’s ancestral home in Isleta, New Mexico. They will soon be reunited for the first time since 1882, along with the return of a shield, another smaller drum and drum stick, moccasins, and rattles.”

    The repatriation is expected to be complete this year.



    In a monumental move towards reconciliation and respect for Indigenous communities, a Dutch museum has announced its decision to return sacred items stolen from the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe.

    The Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden, Netherlands has agreed to repatriate a collection of sacred objects, including ceremonial masks and religious artifacts, which were taken from the tribe over a century ago. The items were acquired by the museum in the 19th century through colonial expeditions and have been kept in their collection ever since.

    The Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tribe, located in present-day Texas, has long sought the return of these precious cultural items, which hold deep spiritual significance for their community. The repatriation process marks a significant step towards healing the wounds of colonialism and honoring the rights and beliefs of Indigenous peoples.

    This decision by the Museum Volkenkunde sets an important precedent for other institutions holding stolen cultural artifacts, urging them to confront their colonial legacies and take steps towards repatriation and restitution. It is a powerful reminder of the need to acknowledge and rectify the injustices of the past, and to work towards building a more equitable and inclusive future for all.

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  • Netherlands to return sacred artifacts stolen from Ysleta 140 years ago


    EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Netherlands promises to return several antique, sacred artifacts stolen from the Borderland over a century ago.

    On Friday, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribal Council Office said they were “grateful and humbled” as the Dutch government and the Dutch Museum of World Cultures announced it will return seven sacred and culturally significant artifacts to Ysleta after they were taken by a Dutch anthropologist and explorer more than 140 years ago.

    The announcement comes after Tuesday, when the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior confirming to return the sacred items “as soon as practicable.”

    Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Governor Michael Silvas released a statement expressing gratitude for all the entities that worked together to make this happen.

    “We want to offer sincere thanks to the Dutch government, the Museum of World Cultures, and the Dutch Colonial Collections Committee for working with the Pueblo and the U.S. government on a successful return of these objects of great significance to our community,” Silvas said. “They changed their minds, which is not a common occurrence so that we can now be reunited with our Winter Drum and more.”

    And while there is no exact date of when these items will be back in Ysleta, the Tribal Council Office hopes they will be home by March.

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    The Tribal Council Office said that among the items to be returned, is the Pohwith Winter Drum, Pueblo’s most important spiritual icon and a shield, another smaller drum and drum stick, moccasins and rattles. The Winter Drum will be joining “its brother,” the Summer Drum, and will be used for Winter rituals and traditions for the first time since 1882. Both drums — which are over 350 years old– are “living entities to be birthed, fed, blessed, cared for, and prayed for,” according to Pueblo.

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    According to the Tribal Council Office, Pueblo had tried to get the sacred items back several times without any success.

    They said Pueblo had tried as far back as 1967, several instances throughout the 90s, and again in 2017, with the Dutch refusing to return the stolen items each time.

    According to the Tribal Council Office, the items were stolen back in December of 1882 by Dutch anthropologist and explorer Herman F.C. Ten Kate who traveled through west Texas, making numerous encounters with the Pueblo taking key pieces of the Pueblo’s culture through “very dubious means” to put them in Dutch museums.

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    In a historic move, the Netherlands has announced that they will be returning sacred artifacts stolen from Ysleta over 140 years ago. This decision comes after years of pressure from the Ysleta community and indigenous rights activists.

    The artifacts, which include ceremonial objects and religious items, were taken from Ysleta during a period of colonialism and exploitation. The return of these sacred items is seen as a crucial step towards reconciliation and healing for the Ysleta people.

    The Netherlands has pledged to work closely with the Ysleta community to ensure the safe return of these artifacts and to facilitate a process of repatriation that respects the cultural and spiritual significance of these items.

    This decision marks a significant moment in the ongoing efforts to address the legacy of colonialism and to uphold the rights and dignity of indigenous peoples. It is a powerful reminder of the importance of acknowledging and redressing the injustices of the past.

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  • Pam Shriver’s Grand Slam trophies stolen during L.A. wildfire evacuation


    Shortly after Pam Shriver woke up Thursday at the Marina del Rey DoubleTree, where she has been staying the past week since fleeing the Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, she realized her son’s car, containing her collection of Grand Slam trophies, had been stolen.

    Shriver spent the day trying to deal with that unfortunate event while sending messages to Donna Vekic, the top Croatian tennis player she helps coach. Vekic, the No. 18 seed at the Australian Open, was preparing for her third-round match in Melbourne, 7,000 miles away.

    By Thursday evening she was attending a virtual school board meeting on one screen while watching and intermittently praying during Vekic’s three-set nail-biter against No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider.

    Someone might have been listening. Vekic prevailed 7-6(4), 6-7(3), 7-5. In the meantime, one of Shriver’s sons called to let her know that she had packed her five Wimbledon doubles trophies in a racket bag that had ended up in a different car to her son George’s Dodge Durango, which was stolen.

    The Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    “It’s so crazy,” she said, in a phone interview from Los Angeles after Vekic’s match. “I’m not religious but I felt like I needed one.”

    Shriver said she’d lost track of where her family had packed away the belongings they gathered as the fires crept closer to the peak of Mandeville Canyon, about a mile from her home. The car that was stolen held 11 trophies from the U.S. French and Australian Opens, but not those five from Wimbledon.

    Shriver, 62, stayed behind in Los Angeles as Vekic traveled to Melbourne after arranging accommodation for her support staff, friends and pets at the Marina del Rey hotel.

    Vekic, who reached last year’s Wimbledon semifinal with Shriver in her box, drew a heart symbol and wrote “LA” on a camera lens after her first-round win at the Australian Open.

    “It’s a very difficult situation for her. She’s home in L.A. Her house is OK for now, but so many have lost everything, and it’s a horrible situation,” Vekic said of Shriver in her news conference.

    Shriver won 22 Grand Slam doubles titles in total, 21 in women’s doubles and one in mixed doubles. She and partner Martina Navratilova are the only women’s doubles pair to win all four majors in a calendar year, and Shriver won Olympic gold in women’s doubles for the U.S. at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, partnering Zina Garrison.

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    Today, tennis legend Pam Shriver faced a devastating loss as her collection of Grand Slam trophies were stolen during her evacuation from the raging wildfires in Los Angeles. Shriver, a former world No. 3 and winner of 21 Grand Slam doubles titles, had to quickly flee her home with only the clothes on her back as the flames drew closer.

    The trophies, which represented decades of hard work and dedication to the sport, were priceless to Shriver. She had hoped to one day pass them down to her children and grandchildren as a reminder of her illustrious career.

    Shriver is heartbroken by the theft and is pleading for their safe return. She is offering a reward for anyone who has information leading to the recovery of her treasured trophies.

    As the wildfires continue to ravage the area, Shriver is focusing on the safety of her family and community, but the loss of her trophies has added another layer of pain to an already difficult situation. She is grateful for the outpouring of support from fans and fellow players, and hopes that the person responsible for the theft will have a change of heart and return the trophies to their rightful owner.

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  • Pam Shriver says ‘most’ of her grand slam trophies were stolen while at hotel during wildfire evacuation




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    Tennis Hall of Famer Pam Shriver, one of the greatest doubles players in history, said Thursday that a car she was using to temporarily store “most” of her grand slam trophies was stolen.

    Shriver was at the time staying in a hotel in Marina Del Rey after she evacuated her home because of the Los Angeles-area wildfires.

    “My son & I are at a police station reporting our car was stolen from the hotel parking lot we evacuated to when fires started,” Shriver said in a post on X on Thursday. “This was the car that had most of my major trophies being stored until we could safely move back home.”

    CNN has reached out to local police for comment.

    Shriver is a commentator for ESPN and Tennis Channel as well as the coach of Donna Vekić. According to ESPN, Shriver said a Dodge Durango Hellcat had all five of her US Open trophies, all five of her French Open trophies and one Australian Open trophy. She told ESPN she switched hotels after the incident.

    Shriver said to ESPN she discovered the vehicle missing around 7:30 a.m. local time Thursday from the Marina Del Rey DoubleTree, where her family was staying after evacuating because of the Pacific Palisades fire.

    “Now, my family’s a victim of a crime, too,” Shriver said to ESPN. “It’s really sad on so many levels that, when people are at their lowest and in their most difficult times, people are doing things like this.”

    Shriver at Wimbledon in 1991.

    According to ESPN, her Brentwood home is still standing and that she is waiting for heating and power to be restored.

    Shriver was supposed to be at the Australian Open to coach Vekić, the top women’s player out of Croatia who is ranked No. 19 in the world. Instead, she’s been coaching the tournament’s 18th seed from afar, opting to remain in Los Angeles.

    In a nearly a three-hour match Friday in Melbourne, Vekić defeated No. 12 seed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-5 to advance to the round of 16. She’ll next face No. 27 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia.

    Shriver won 21 grand slam women’s doubles titles in her storied career – 20 of those coming with another tennis great, Martina Navratilova – and one mixed doubles grand slam title.

    Shriver won seven Australian Open titles, five Wimbledon titles, five US Open titles and four French Open titles in women’s doubles. She won a French Open mixed doubles title in 1987 with Spain’s Emilio Sánchez.

    In 1984, Shriver and Navratilova won the calendar grand slam, winning all four women’s doubles major titles that year.

    Shriver was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002.



    Tennis legend Pam Shriver revealed in a recent interview that ‘most’ of her grand slam trophies were stolen while she was staying at a hotel during a wildfire evacuation. Shriver, who is a former professional tennis player and winner of 21 grand slam titles, expressed her devastation at the loss of her cherished trophies.

    The theft occurred while Shriver was forced to evacuate her home due to a nearby wildfire. She had placed her trophies in a safe at the hotel where she was staying, but upon her return, she discovered that ‘most’ of them were missing. Shriver did not specify which trophies were stolen or how many exactly were taken.

    In the interview, Shriver expressed her sadness and frustration at the loss of the trophies, which represented years of hard work and dedication to her tennis career. She also appealed to the public for any information that could lead to the recovery of the stolen trophies.

    Fans and fellow athletes have since expressed their support for Shriver and offered their condolences for the loss of her prized possessions. Many have called for the safe return of the trophies and for those responsible for the theft to be held accountable.

    Despite the setback, Shriver remains hopeful that her trophies will be recovered and is determined to move forward and continue to cherish the memories of her successful tennis career.

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  • Pam Shriver: Car containing trophies stolen after evacuating fires


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    Jan 16, 2025, 07:53 PM ET

    Hall of Fame tennis player Pam Shriver said Thursday that her car containing major trophies was stolen overnight from a Marina del Rey, California, hotel where she had fled to escape the Pacific Palisades fire.

    Shriver said the Dodge Durango Hellcat, which she discovered was missing around 7:30 a.m. Thursday from the Marina del Rey DoubleTree parking lot, held five US Open trophies, five French Open plates, five Wimbledon trophies and one Australian Open trophy. She said the trophies were in the car after she removed them from her house.

    “I was just starting to take things out to pack them in the car, and I was like, ‘Where’s the car?’” said Shriver, who’s also an ESPN tennis analyst.

    She then discovered broken glass in the parking lot.

    The vehicle also held family photos that a passerby found around 9 a.m. in South L.A. and reported to the photographer whose contact information was printed on the back of a photo.

    Shriver said she and her son went to the police station to file a report and that detectives are looking for her vehicle. ESPN requested the report from police, but it was not immediately available.

    Shriver said she and her family found a new hotel to stay at later Thursday.

    Shriver said that on Jan. 7, the day the Palisades flames erupted, she had reserved rooms at the DoubleTree for her housekeeper, family friends and pets who were in her canyon-area Brentwood home. When Shriver returned from a Hawai’i vacation the following Friday, she joined them at the hotel after gathering some belongings from her home. Her three adult children have each stayed in the hotel with her at some point.

    Shriver was scheduled to attend the Australian Open for ESPN after her Hawai’i trip but returned to the L.A. area because of the fires.

    Shriver’s Brentwood home is unscathed, but she remains in temporary shelter until heating and power are restored. She said she has been appalled by the looting following the fires.

    “Now, my family’s a victim of a crime, too,” Shriver said. “It’s really sad on so many levels that when people are at their lowest and in their most difficult times, people are doing things like this.”



    Pam Shriver, former professional tennis player and current ESPN analyst, is facing a heartbreaking loss after her car containing precious trophies was stolen while evacuating the California wildfires. Shriver, who won 21 Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed doubles, had packed up her car with belongings and memorabilia as she fled her home in Malibu to escape the devastating fires.

    Among the items stolen were trophies from Shriver’s illustrious tennis career, including Wimbledon and US Open championships. The car was later found abandoned, but the trophies were missing, leaving Shriver devastated.

    In a statement, Shriver expressed her deep sadness over the loss of the trophies, which hold sentimental value and memories of her successful tennis career. She urged anyone with information about the stolen items to come forward and help return them to her.

    The theft serves as a reminder of the toll that natural disasters can take on individuals, not only in terms of physical damage but also in the loss of precious personal items and memories. Our thoughts are with Pam Shriver as she navigates this difficult time and we hope for the safe return of her stolen trophies.

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  • More than $12 million worth of jewelry and Hermes bags stolen from London home

    More than $12 million worth of jewelry and Hermes bags stolen from London home




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    Police are searching for a burglar who stole more than £10 million ($12.5 million) worth of bespoke jewelry in north-west London in what is thought to be one of the biggest thefts from a British home.

    London’s Metropolitan police said an intruder targeted a home in the area of Avenue Road – one of the most exclusive addresses in the British capital.

    The burglar entered the property through a second-floor window around 5 p.m. local time (12 p.m. ET) on December 7 while the residents were not home, police said in a Monday press release.

    “The burglar made-off with £150,000 worth of Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags, £15,000 in cash and £10.4m of bespoke jewelry,” the police said.

    Police say the thief made-off with £150,000 worth of Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags.
    An image shared by the police also showed a bracelet bearing the name “Shafira.”

    Police said the suspect has been described as a “white man in his late 20s to 30s” who had his face covered during the incident, and was wearing a dark hoodie, cargo pants and a baseball hat.

    Among the stolen items are a 10.73-carat diamond ring from Graff; two butterfly diamond rings from De Beers; a 3.03-carat diamond ring, an aquamarine ring and a necklace from Hermes. An image shared by the police also showed a bracelet bearing the name “Shafira.”

    Chopard diamond earrings, and various pieces of jewelry from the French luxury brand Van Cleef & Arpels were also among the burgled items.

    “This is a brazen offense, where the suspect has entered the property while armed with an unknown weapon and violated the sanctuary of the victims’ home,” Detective Constable Paulo Roberts, who is investigating the burglary, said in the statement.

    “The suspect has stolen £10.4m worth of jewelry, much of which is sentimental and unique in its design, and therefore easily identifiable,” he added.

    “The burglar made-off with £150,000 worth of Hermes Crocodile Kelly handbags, £15,000 in cash and £10.4m of bespoke jewelry,” the police said.

    Csaba Virag, chief of staff to the family, told The Guardian the break-in appears to have been done by a “lone wolf,” but turning the stolen items into money could involve a wider network.

    He also told the British newspaper that he was at home when the burglary took place.

    CNN has reached out to Virag for comment.



    London police are currently investigating a high-profile robbery that took place at a luxury home in the capital city, where more than $12 million worth of jewelry and Hermes bags were stolen.

    The thieves reportedly broke into the home in the early hours of the morning, making off with a significant amount of valuable items. The stolen goods included a wide range of high-end jewelry, as well as several rare and coveted Hermes bags.

    Authorities are working tirelessly to track down the culprits and recover the stolen items, but the case has proven to be a challenging one. The owners of the home, who were not present at the time of the robbery, are said to be devastated by the loss of their prized possessions.

    This incident serves as a stark reminder of the importance of taking proper security precautions to protect valuable belongings. As the investigation continues, the police are urging anyone with information about the robbery to come forward and assist in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

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  • The Stolen Sisters : Absolutely heartbreaking and unputdownable World War 2 fiction (The World War Two Orphanage)

    The Stolen Sisters : Absolutely heartbreaking and unputdownable World War 2 fiction (The World War Two Orphanage)


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