The Marching Bear Mounds at the Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. (National Park Service)Years of sacred- and ceremonial-ground desecration at the Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa disgraced the National Park Service, as did a recently sentenced former park manager who stole ancient human remains and hid them in his garage for more than two decades. A review team of Park Service officials from outside the monument’s region examined the defilement and pronounced themselves “astonished” in an “after action” report released last week. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has complained about a Park Service culture that “allows” sexual harassment. [Park Service chief apologizes for unethical behavior][Interior chief: ‘Culture’ of sexual harassment probably pervades the National Park Service]

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2016 11:03 UTC