Tribal officials sound alarm over two threats that could shrink their authority over sacred sites

If you look past the roofs and street signs in Miamisburg, Ohio, you might spot a grassy, green peak tapering toward the sky. That’s Miamisburg Mound.

“Once you get up there, you can just sit and take in a really fantastic view of the Miami Valley,” said Miamisburg Mayor Michelle Collins.

It rises 65 feet from the landscape on a 100-foot ridge to form one of the largest conical mounds in the eastern United States. Indigenous people in the area, known as the Adena culture, built it more than 2,000 years ago…

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