US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
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Construction crews work on a new border wall segment on Kuuchamaa Mountain, Friday, April 24, 2026, seen from Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Norma Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation leader, gestures as she speaks of the sacred importance of Kuuchamaa Mountain, behind, at a wellness center, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Norma Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation leader, touches a branch as she leads a guided tour of traditional Kumeyaay uses for local plants at a wellness center, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Construction crews work on a new border wall segment near the end of a previously built section on Kuuchamaa Mountain, Friday, April 24, 2026, seen from Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Norma Meza Calles, a Kumeyaay Nation leader, lights a bundle of white sage as she talks of the sacred importance of nearby Kuuchamaa Mountain at a wellness center Friday, May 1, 2026, in Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Construction crews work on a new border wall segment on Kuuchamaa Mountain, Friday, April 24, 2026, seen from Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)