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Tribal organization warns about Native American graves on Franklin Co. prison land

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An email sent to 40/29 News by Arkansas Department of Corrections communications director Rand Champion, said preliminary assessments have been completed and that no evidence of a burial site has been found.

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Tribal organization warns about Native American graves on Franklin Co. prison land

An email sent to 40/29 News by Arkansas Department of Corrections communications director Rand Champion, said preliminary assessments have been completed and that no evidence of a burial site has been found.

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Chickamauga Nation says Franklin County prison site is burial ground

"It's no different than going to a cemetery and desecrating the grave of one of your loved ones and just totally disrespecting your culture," Flanagan said.

·Fort Smith, United States
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‘It is sacred to us’: Chickamauga tribe dubs proposed Charleston prison land an ‘archaeological site’ | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CHARLESTON -- Members of the Chickamauga Nation posted signs Wednesday morning at the proposed new state prison site in Franklin County because they say multiple Chickamauga gravesites are on the land.

·Arkansas, United States
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NW Arkansas Democrat gazzette broke the news in Arkansas, United States on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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