North Carolina
Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina
A career archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service says managers have been engaging in irresponsible and illegal behavior that has resulted in damage to Native American sites across the forested slopes of North Carolina.
This April 16, 2024, photo provided by Philip LaPorta shows Scott Ashcraft, an archaeologist and heritage resources program manager for the Pisgah National Forest, examining a quartz vein at a prehistoric quarry site near Asheville, North Carolina. (... [8857 chars]