Well said, Andi. We found out in California that while we were all thinking the Native American sites were protected, they aren't really. They can be "capped" with gunnite or, IF someone can prove descendancy, the remains are given to them for reburial. In our county, that means cremated remains because that was the prehistoric and historic (to about 1865) method of burial for the Native Americans in this neck of the woods. We've had one former county supervisor who hauled in 20 yards of fill dirt to spread over a Native burial site so no one would discover it when he decides to subdivide. We've had surveyors stop a road job and relocate the road, only to have the property owner go back in and push the cemetery over the embankment it's near. And CalTrans, our favorite preserver of nothing, bulldozed U.S. Highway 50 through a pre-historic burial site upon which a "white" cemetery had also been established, but left the "white" cemetery alone. I must say that we are all becoming victims of indifference when it comes to our burial places. Perhaps we should all ask our legislatures to write "Eternal Rest" or "Rest in Peace" on the blackboard until their stubby little fingers fall off. Then we can bury them in the middle of the next major intersection being constructed. Sue Silver Fed up in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andi MacDonald" <andimac@oz.net> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 8:36 AM Subject: [INPCRP] Archeologists and cemetery preservation > Hello all, > > I've just read through the majority of the 'archeologist' emails. I've got > to put my two cents worth in here. I try to lay low and only respond > occasionally, this is one of those times. > >