Category: Lost & At Risk Sites

Location: Central Park West, between 81st and 89th Streets, New York City, New York, USA Who Considers it Sacred? African Americans Significance: According to Carol Inskeep, in “The Graveyard Shift,” surprised laborers found a coffin containing the remains of a Black man when digging up trees in 1871 in the area near 85th Street between…

Albuquerque, New Mexicoby Nancy & Leonard Becker [Back] Petroglyph National Monument and its sacred significance to Pueblo Indians and Hispanic Land Grant Heirs In 1990 Congress formed Petroglyph National Monument located on the western edge of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The monument is an impressive 7,100 acres filled with an estimated 17,000 Indian petroglyphs dating principally…

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Photo: Leonard Becker Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Who Considers it Sacred? Native Americans Pueblo Nations Significance: Contains important rock art by the ancestors of the local Pueblo Indians. The Threat: Construction of roads and highways Preservation Status: In spite of opposition from the local Native American Pueblos, activist…

Maui, HawaiiBy Akoni Akana [Back] Keka’a, now on the property of the Sheraton Maui, has recently constructed hotel buildings on top of the sacred rock. In the legends and folklore of Hawaii, stories concerning Keka’a are abundant. Keka’a is also known as Black Rock and is located in Ka’anapali, fronting the Sheraton Maui. Keka’a is…

[Back to List of Lost/Damaged Sites] Location: Ka’anapali Beach, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, USA Who Considers it Sacred? Native Hawaiians Significance: Native Hawaiians consider Keka’a to be the first place on Maui where the goddess Pele began her fires to build the island. Historian Abraham Fornander wrote concerning Keka’a in the 19th century, that thousands seem…

March 1, 2004 Update [Back] Remnants of the Emeryville Shellmound now lie beneath the South Bay Street Shopping Center. Hundreds of Ohlone Indian burials and the artifacts found with them during the construction of the shopping center have been reburied in the six feet of Shellmound that was rediscovered during the building of a high…