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County told the news outlet that the county “engaged in a well-documented public process to respectfully reinter the remains uncovered” during the construction of the plaza.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2024

They say the decision to reinter the remains in Eden Cemetery, a local historic Black cemetery, was made without their input.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

“We need to figure out who they are in order to figure out the best place to reinter these individuals, the most respectful place to do that,” Gary said Monday.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Ever since 2008, a group of residents here has been searching for a place to build a memorial and reinter the remains of African Americans whose nearby burial ground was taken over by municipal projects.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

It was a place where there was no water and we could not stop to reinter them.

From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel