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Tribal remains used as landfill at mill site
Friday, November 7, 2003
Remains from a tribal burial ground were used a landfill during construction of a mill site in the early 1900s, the Associated Press reports.
State and local officials announced their discovery of the desecration at a news conference yesterday. They are working with the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe on handling of remains, artifacts and other items discovered at a site where a $275.6 million bridge is
being reconstructed.
Get the Story:
Tribal remains desecrated in 1915 at site, officials say
(AP 11/7)
Graving yard excavation finds desecrated Klallam graves
(The Peninsula Daily News 11/6)
Sides in graving yard negotiations meet again; little progress reported
(The Peninsula Daily News 11/6)
Relevant Links:
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe -
http://www.elwha.org
Related Stories:
Wash. negotiating with tribe on handling of
remains (10/15)
State, tribe mum on
discovery of remains at worksite (09/12)
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