The event follows reports that there are at least 12 ancient burials at Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz. Little information was shared by the military, the Guam State Historic Preservation Office or the governor s office, although all entities have known for months about the site.
Multiple inquiries were sent regarding the burials and some residents are concerned with the lack of transparency. A University of Guam archeologist stated knowledge of the burials, along with other discoveries made through the course of Marine Corps-related construction, entirely reshape the known history of the island s northern plateau.
Speaker Therese Terlaje called the secrecy disgusting.