Foots Brodie began hunting arrowheads at age 7 or 8 with his father. He has amassed a collection of arrowheads and other Native American artifacts numbering in the thousands.

In response to the pressure being heaped upon these western governments some artifacts have been returned, with promise that more will be returned.

Ed Jones / AFP via Getty Images A ring designed by Tupac Shakur became the most valuable hip-hop artifact ever sold at auction last week.

Numerous Indian historical artifacts have lured people across the world and as a result many of these artifacts can be found across the borders.

The late Williard "Foots" Brodie collected thousands of Native American arrowheads and tools, such as the grinding stone he is holding in this 2011 photograph.