Post by Moon Seeker on Aug 13, 2009 23:02:39 GMT -5
Digging begins on American Indian burial site in Carriage Town
by Scott Atkinson | The Flint Journal
Thursday August 13, 2009, 5:54 PM
FLINT, Michigan — The excavation of an accidentally found American Indian burial site started today.
With a group of volunteers, the Ziibiwig Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways is helping the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe look for the remains of their ancestors so they can perform a proper burial.
During today's dig, more than 50 Korean English Teachers from Central Michigan University's English Language Institute aided the dig.
The dig began with volunteers clearing away the vegetation so the underlying dirt could be sifted through screens. By noon, at least one large bone had been found.
Working with her fellow volunteers, Okkyoung Park loaded dirt into her screen and shook it back and forth, letting the loose dirt fall away. She hadn't found anything yet, but remained hopeful.
"We are searching and searching," she said.
www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/08/digging_begins_on_american_ind.html
by Scott Atkinson | The Flint Journal
Thursday August 13, 2009, 5:54 PM
FLINT, Michigan — The excavation of an accidentally found American Indian burial site started today.
With a group of volunteers, the Ziibiwig Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways is helping the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe look for the remains of their ancestors so they can perform a proper burial.
During today's dig, more than 50 Korean English Teachers from Central Michigan University's English Language Institute aided the dig.
The dig began with volunteers clearing away the vegetation so the underlying dirt could be sifted through screens. By noon, at least one large bone had been found.
Working with her fellow volunteers, Okkyoung Park loaded dirt into her screen and shook it back and forth, letting the loose dirt fall away. She hadn't found anything yet, but remained hopeful.
"We are searching and searching," she said.
www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/08/digging_begins_on_american_ind.html