Three tribes have filed appeals to stop a developer in Oregon from building homes near the burial of Nez Perce leader Old Chief Joseph.

The Nez Perce, Umatilla and Colville tribes filed appeals with the Wallowa County Board of Commissioners, the Associated Press reported. The commission will hear the challenges on Tuesday.

Nez Perce tribal members say the development of homes on 62 acres will harm the Old Chief Joseph Monument. Old Chief Joseph is the father of Chief Joseph, who battled Army forces to prevent the Nez Perce from being forced onto a reservation.

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