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Tribe Ancestors
Port Angeles, WA: (Oct-08-07) The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe brought a lawsuit against the state of Washington over reburying the remains of more than 330 ancestors. The suit claimed that the state was responsible for the failure of the Hood Canal Bridge grave yard project in Port Angeles, which in turn disrupted the graves. As part of a settlement reached in 2006, the tribe can soon begin reburying the remains of more than 330 ancestors. Most details of the agreement of the legal settlement had been reached between the tribe and public agencies in 2006, but motions to approve the settlement were signed recently by Thurston County Superior Court Judge Anne Hirsch.
As part of the settlement, the state agreed to pay the tribe $2.5 million, of which sources said they have received half so far. It also agreed to remove leftover materials from partial construction at the building site. Tribe spokespersons claimed that the remains will be reburied at the ancestral village of Tse-whit-zen and topped with clean fill, and will be designated a historic cemetery. So far, the tribe has kept the remains in handmade cedar boxes at an undisclosed location. [BELLINGHAM HERALD: TRIBE ANCESTORS]
Published on Oct-9-07
As part of the settlement, the state agreed to pay the tribe $2.5 million, of which sources said they have received half so far. It also agreed to remove leftover materials from partial construction at the building site. Tribe spokespersons claimed that the remains will be reburied at the ancestral village of Tse-whit-zen and topped with clean fill, and will be designated a historic cemetery. So far, the tribe has kept the remains in handmade cedar boxes at an undisclosed location. [
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