Fragments of human remains were observed in the tire tracks of the heavy construction equipment. Barriers of the border road now cross the site. Imagine a bulldozer parking in your family graveyard turning up bones.
Ned Norris Jr. highlighted the impact of border wall construction on sacred Native American sites.
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There are still third world conditions that exist in my tribal community, and many tribal communities nationwide.
It is hard to see the blasting that you showed on the video today because I know in my heart and what our elders have told us and what we have learned that that area is home to our ancestors.
If enacted, it would commit a profound injustice against the Tohono O'odham Nation and set a terrible precedent for Indian Country.
We've historically lived in this area from time immemorial. We feel very strongly that this particular wall will desecrate this area forever. I would compare it to building a wall over your parents' graveyards. It would have the same…