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The Yakama and Grand Ronde tribes are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on their claim that an expansion of Highway 26 in 2008 violated their religious freedom by destroying an ancient burial site, a stone altar and old-growth trees. ....
(RNS) The sacred site at issue is known as Ana Kwna Nchi Nchi Patat (the ‘Place of Big Big Trees’), an acre of land that consisted of a burial ground, campground, old-growth trees and an ancient stone altar. ....