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February 11, 2020

Sacred Site in Arizona Destroyed for Construction of Trump Border Wall
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In Arizona, the contractor hired to build a portion of Trump's
U.S.-Mexico border wall has begun destroying a sacred Tohono O'odham
burial site. Monument Hill is partly located within the Roosevelt
Reservation west of the border town of Lukeville, Arizona. The site was
once used for religious ceremonies, and its cultural significance traces
back hundreds of years. Since construction of the border wall began at
the Arizona border in August, construction crews have also been ripping
out saguaros and other protected cactus varieties, as well as pumping
scarce water resources.


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