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Desecration: Unearthed Native Burial Site Causes Uproar

By Monica Alonzo November 29, 2012

The summer sky drizzles rain as Arden Kucate and Theresa Pasqual drive toward a nondescript field in eastern Arizona. On this overcast day in August, they are heading to a place their ancestors called... More >>>

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The X on the map shows the location of the desecration near Eagar.

Octavius Seowtewa (left) and Cornell Tsalate are among the Zuni tribe's high-ranking religious leaders who practice traditional medicine and spiritual ceremonies.

Zuni Governor Arlen Quetawki handles tribal business as he talks about his frustration with government officials after the desecration of their ancestors' graves.

Rubble and stone mark the site of Amity Pueblo, an ancient 60-room adobe community toppled by time.

Corn Mountain, a sacred mesa in Pueblo of Zuni

Bone fragments, jewelry (including a broken shell bracelet, top right), and pottery are remnants of an ancient adobe civilization devastated when Arizona Game and Fish started construction on a community fishing pond.

Arden Kucate, head tribal councilman, after his second visit to Amity Pueblo.

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