Native American Graves Protection Act

An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s construction of a casino on Alabama land that the other says is a sacred site. The dispute involves land, known as Hickory Ground.

The Birmingham Zoo has submitted a request to relocate an estimated dozen graves to make way for a new cougar exhibit. The zoo is waiting on a permit from the City of Birmingham to begin the process. If approved, an archeologist from The University of Alabama will come to start the excavation.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma on Wednesday renewed its lawsuit against an Alabama Creek tribe for building a casino on…