It just shows how American society views native people. That does not equate with much respect in my eyes. But there is another side to the debate. Builders, developers and new homeowners also are affected. A few weeks ago, work on a housing subdivision in Monroe was halted when excavators found human bones, apparently from a French cemetery.
Builders are concerned, and they do take care.
But rather than halting work, Rosen said builders should be able to work around whatever remains are found. McGowan, the Grosse Ile anthropologist, disagrees. If they find a few bones, there most likely will be others in that same area. He is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Black River Band. But once that is determined, they should be returned to the tribe.