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Scoop magazine, 1954

Nearly a dozen O'odham protesters on Wednesday blocked the site where 30-foot bollards are assembled and trucked to construction sites at the border.

‘"We did not give you permission to enter our land, to desecrate our sacred sites. …you do not have permission to disturb our ancestors’ bones. You don’t have permission to take our water,“ one of the O'Odham women leading the protest said.

Customs and Border Protection waived more than three dozen federal laws to speed up border wall construction in Arizona. Among them are several cultural and archaeological laws meant to preserve Native American sites and artifacts.

"We have our sacred laws that have been violated,” said another protester who declined to be identified.

…tribal leaders have complained in the past that CBP does not consult with them or even take their concerns into consideration. One example they’ve pointed to is the blasting at Monument Hill, west of the Lukeville port of entry.’