In this undated photo provided by Madeline Hartman, Carol Logan, left, Wilbur Slockish, center, and Johnny Jackson stand on Mount Hood, Ore. Slockish, Logan and Jackson were plaintiffs in a 2008 lawsuit filed against the U.S. Department of Transportation over …PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S.
Carol Logan, an elder and member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde who was a plaintiff in the case, said she hopes the settlement would prevent the destruction of similar sites in the future. PHOTOS: US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project
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US government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road projectThe U.S. government has agreed to help restore a sacred Native American site in Oregon that was destroyed by highway construction in 2008. Under a settlement filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal agencies will replant trees and aid in efforts to rebuild a stone altar along U.S. Highway 26 on the slopes of Mount Hood. Members of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde say the site was used for religious purposes and home to a burial ground, a historic campground, medicinal plants and the altar.
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