41.   The park west of London, Ont., has been occupied by a rebel group of band members that claims it is the site of a sacred burial ground.

42.   The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians contends the research team from Michigan State University is showing disrespect for what many natives consider sacred ground.

43.   They claim it is the site of a sacred burial ground.

44.   They stride across the sacred ground, archaic red and white costumes flickering in the leafy shade of the trees, then shining bright out in the sun.

45.   However, Ayers Rock is considered sacred ground and would raise the hackles of many people.

46.   In both British Columbia and Ontario, the standoffs have been over claims by some native groups that the lands they had commandeered were traditional sacred burial grounds.

47.   Protestant pastors will also discuss the construction of a church in Rajin-Sunbong and the renovation of sacred grounds in the North, the spokesman said.

48.   The decision has angered the orthodox Jews who say it is a desecration of a resting place considered sacred ground.