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OCTOBER 12, 2000

The Missisquoi Abenaki Tribe of Vermont are asking a state superior court to stop construction of homes in Highgate because up to 40 to 80,000 human remains may be located in a sacred burial ground.

The tribe wants a temporary ban on new construction so they can work with the town and the state to resolve the issue.

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Abenaki take their claims on burial grounds to court (AP 10/11)

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