Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Walmart bulldozes ancient Indian burial ground to make way for new store

Walmart bulldozes ancient Indian burial ground to make way for new store
PyraBang! • News • Wal-Mart Desecrates Burial Grounds
http://www.poormojo.org/pmjadaily/archives/027684..php
Not just any burial ground, but one belonging to the Moundbuilders.

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OXFORD, Ala. (AP)—A stone mound on a hill behind the Oxford Exchange created by American Indians 1,500 years ago will soon disappear.
And whether Oxford's taxpayers wanted it or not, they paid for its destruction.
Workers hired by the city's Commercial Development Authority (CDA) are using the dirt from the hill as fill for a new Sam's Club. The project has angered American Indians who, along with a Jacksonville State University archaeology professor, say the site could contain human remains.
Oxford Mayor Leon Smith and City Project Manager Fred Denney say it was used to send smoke signals.
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