Spokesmen for Michigamua responded to the occupation by saying the current cadre of members wanted to fully understand the protesters' grievances and remedy past wrongs. "The space is the secondary issue," said Rishi Moudgil, a leader among the members. "The pain is the primary issue... We are questioning what has happened in the past. We don't want to make the same mistakes.""Society wants resolution," Michigan Daily, 2/11/2000. Members apologized for offending Native Americans and said they had never seen, let alone put on display, the Native American objects now on public view. The objects had been stored unseen in an attic, they said, and they agreed to hand them over to university officials."Society wants resolution," Michigan Daily, 2/11/2000. Michigamua alumni took the blame, telling reporters they should have removed the objects from the Union long before."Michigan students protest campus club's Indian relics," New York Times, 2/13/2000. Members held firm on retaining their space in the tower but offered to have it renovated under the supervision of a Native American elder.
