US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
Summary
Construction on the U.S.-Mexico border wall is damaging sacred Native American sites, including Kuuchamaa Mountain. Indigenous leaders say government contractors are destroying these cultural places while building new sections of the wall, which started increasing recently after some environmental rules were waived.Key Facts
- Kuuchamaa Mountain is sacred to the Kumeyaay Nation and is seen as a healer and spiritual place.
- U.S. federal contractors have been blasting and bulldozing parts of the mountain to build new border wall segments.
- The construction has increased sharply this year after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security waived some cultural and environmental protections.
- Illegal crossings at the border have dropped to very low levels, but building continues.
- Indigenous leaders say no tribe agreed to this destruction and are considering legal action.
- The Kumeyaay Nation includes tribes from both California and Mexico’s Baja California region.
- In Arizona, similar damage has been done to other ancient Native American sites during wall construction.
- The expansion of the border wall began during President Donald Trump’s administration.
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