The Nation - News from May 31, 1988
American Indians ended five days of ceremonies in Uniontown, Ky., in honor of ancestors whose graves had been disturbed by relic hunters. Some 200 Indians and supporters walked about 1 1/2 miles to the 40-acre site on a farm near the Ohio River. Chanting and beating drums, they sprinkled tobacco over burning sage and threw the mixture on the graves. People who allegedly bought rights to search for artifacts raided the site last December where about 1,000 Indians were buried. Ten men were arrested and charged with destruction of a venerated object.
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