Conflict remains between construction, burial sites
PORTLAND |AP)
— Unmarked Indi
an burial sites dot
ting tho Willamette
Valley have created
confusion over how
they must be preserved, n question still
tangled in conflict between two cultures.
Burial mounds created by the Kalapuya
tribe have been looted b\ vandals and
excavated b\ an Ideologists for more than
a century Few remain intact.
A year ago. one more was destroyed to
make way for a natural gas pipeline
expansion, upsetting surviving tribal
members.
Carol l.ogan. 4‘). trm es her lineage back
six generations to Kalapuvan Chief Halo.
She says she and tier family believe they
have spiritual responsibility to their
ancestors to see that they are left undis
turbed
Logon, a member of (he VVillamelie Val
iev Sat red Site Preservation Committee,
said she did not learn until after holes
were dug that crews building the pipeline
were moving remains from the burial
mound.
"They took shovels and backhoes,
threw them in a box and destroyed the
whole thing It was a hurry-up Job It was
a real insult," Logan said,
"To me. it's a prejudiced thing. Would
they dig up a white t emetery?"
State lawmakers hope to prevent such
incidents with SB61. approved by the
Semite and awaiting House action.
Meanwhile, the burial site removed to
make wav for the gas pipeline offers an
example of how complex the issue has
become.
The fate of the site involved the Fetter
al Energy Regulatory Agency. Northwest
Pipeline Corp . the State Historic Preser
vat ion OfTn the Confederated Tribe* of
the Grand Ronde. Archaeological Invest!
gations Northwest and the Oregon
Department of Transportation, which
owned the site
The burial site conflict began on June
11. 19tl2. when John Fagan, principal
investigator with Archaeological Investi
gations Northwest, wrote a letter notify
tog Mark Men ter. t hnirtnan of tfie Con
federated Trihee of tfie Grand Ronde. that
excavations at 10 sites within tribal juris
diction would liegin in three days
Grand Ronde members include Carol
Inga I! and other descendants of the trtliex
who once lived on the land that extends
from the Columbia River to the Umpqua
River, and from the Casi ade Range crest
to the (oast Range
The remains of 17 people warn exc:a
\ a led to act ommodato tilt; pipeline. The
bones and m i ompanv ing .1 rt»fa« ts were
estimated to range in age more than 2,(KH)
years to about 1M) \ears
The tribal council dec ided to allow
removal provided the> would eventually
be reintorred in the cemetery at Grand
Rondo, said Michael Mason, the tribes'
attorney
"It wasn't an easy decision Hut. the
remains have not disappeared Mason
said
However, the remains were kept for
•inlhrupnlogit al studies liefore they were
reintorred.
Logan said the studies were linnet es
s.irv and violated tribal spiritual beliefs
"Our people hove been rvsearc lied to
death.' she said I hev hove plenty ot
information on our people "
Airport thieves thrive on ‘distraction
PORTLAND (AP) — Busy airports hove
lin'd a type of pickpocket police call '■dis
traction thieves'' who steal more than a
half billion dollars from unwary travel
ers in the United States every year.
Portland International Airport is no
exception, forcing security to take tough
measures against thieves who often work
in teams.
"They an* specially trained to lx* brazen,
to be nerveless, to steal from right under
the noses of uniformed security,” said Port
of Portland Detective Dick Ruby, who
patrols the airport looking for theft gangs.
The thieves specialize in purses, brief
cases and carry-on baggage stuffed with
traveler's chucks, cash, jewelry, credit
cards, cameras and passports.
Estimated losses at Portland Interna
tional Airport last year totaled about
$183,000, a tiny amount compared to oth
er major airports, but more than enough to
deserve concern.
The distraction thieves use ploys such
ns spilling ketchup on a victim's coat, drop
ping cash, and loud arguments to divert
attention from the object to lie stolen.
In Portland, the favorite areas for thieves
appear to be the check-in counters in front
of Delta Air Lines and the international
gates.
The airport recently switched from lug
They are specially
trained to be brazen, to
be nerveless, to steal
from right under the
noses of uniformed
security.’
- Detective Dick Raby,
Port ol Portland
gage (.arts that passengers must push
because the type jiassengers pulled allowed
thieves to easily pluck items from behind
a traveler whose back was to the cart.
Airport police say many teams of thieves
are illegal immigrants recruited front South
America. The gangs also work theme parks,
fancy resorts, casinos, upscale hotels and
big-time sports events
The highly mobile theft ring of South
Americans first caught the Fill's notice
in the early lf)80s.
Typically, the thieves operate in groups
ranging from as few as three to as many os
10, said l.t. Sam Duncan, commander of
the General Investigations Unit at Miami
International Airport.
They travel by plant?, but often move by
rental t ar, uving stolen t retbt ■ arils and
false idenlifli ation to obtain them In many
i uses, the teams work t in wits Hum an
says
One team vs as trai ked from Los Angeles
to Las Vegas to Dallas f ort Worth Hows
ton. New Orleans, Miami. New York.
Chicago and bai k to Los Angeles
In one i ase in Port land, a lean, of thiev es
rented a i ar in Los Angeles using a phony
passport, said Rahy. the Port of Portland
detm tive
' f rom rental documents. we know they
drove straight through to Portland in 2 r>
hours and hit the airport, stealing a hag
at the Delta tn ket counter." Kahy said
"The victim s|K>tteil it and started to give
i base, but was him ked at the door hv one
of the team." he said "By that time polw e
were chasing hint too "
The thief got away hut two ai i omplices
in a car outside were arrested
Police hope some new high-tech tools
such as computer networks and high-qual
ity digital copies of fingerprint* ami pho
tos can create a data hank of suspet ts
Meanwhile, the problem may he getting
worse
"Why. we re gelling reports now of car
ry-on Imggage lining stolen on airliners in
flight." Rahy said
Woman finds rocky trail to getting license
SALEM (API —Pioneers
c ailed Oregon heaven but said
it was hull getting here
Now. 150 years later. Jill
Thorne thinks it would be
heaven to have a license plate
commemorating the Oregon
Trail
Hut trying to got it done has
boon hell, the exi« utive diret.
tor of the Oregon Trail Coordi
nating Count il saul.
"If that doesn't fit the way I
feel about this battle, I don’t
know what does.” she soul.
Thorne’s non-profit agency
is staging this year's celebra
tion of tlie 150th anniversary
of the Oregon Trail The coun
cil's mission includes boosting
tourism over the long term by
helping with projei ts such as
the National Mistorii Oregon
Trail Interpretive Center in
Baker City.
T o do that. Thome has raised
millions of dollars from foun
dations, corporations and gov
ernment agencies.
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