Asheville, North Carolina (AP)
The leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee is upset with plans to remove just 25 percent of American Indian artifacts from the site of an airport runway expansion in North Carolina.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Feb. 17 that the Macon County Airport Authority plans to spend $535,000 to remove one-quarter of the artifacts in the expansion area.
The leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee is upset with plans to remove just 25 percent of American Indian artifacts from the site of an airport runway expansion in North Carolina.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Feb. 17 that the Macon County Airport Authority plans to spend $535,000 to remove one-quarter of the artifacts in the expansion area.