Indian remains discovered in Belmont, say native tribal leaders

Belmont, California (KGO) – Representatives of a native tribe say that Indian remains are discovered in Twin Pines Park in Belmont.

Sky7 recorded the workplace on Thursday.

A restoration project along the Kreek led to the discovery a few weeks ago that was confirmed by the coroner.

Representatives of the Tamien Nation, a native tribe of the Santa Clara -Valley, say that the State’s Indian heritage committee told them that they would be the nearest descendants. Which means that they would supervise the process to distribute the remains and restore artifacts such as arrow points that have been discovered in the neighborhood.

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In an e -mail shared with ABC7 News, the Belmont police told the groups that the FBI suspected that the remains could actually be tied to a cold case.

Ylva Hagner from Palo Alto was missing in the area in 1996.

The police said the site was a crime scene.

Tribal representatives say they were told that they could observe the search on Thursday, but it didn’t go as planned.

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ABC7 News spoke with Quirina Garyy, chairman of the Tamien Nation.

“Our concern is that they clearly grow up one of our ancestors and they don’t even allow us to even observe while they do this,” said Garyy.

Geary says that law enforcement has moved a trailer to block their vision and push them far enough far back so that they could not see the excavation work.

ABC7 News also spoke with Lillian Camarena, director of culture sources.

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“Ultimately, the FBI SUPERVISOR – He kicks us off the project and he said that if we didn’t move, we would be submitted, and so they made us all the way to the gate and closed it,” Camarena said.

Later on Thursday afternoon we went back to Twin Pines Park where police and work teams were gone. Lillian Camarena said the authorities came out with this box, of remains they did indeed, Indian.

“They were more concerned about their own cold case, then they were from our concern that it was an ancestor. And with the means around you the area knows, it does not call them and I think it is a lack of education. They need a lot of training and cultural sensitivity,” Camarena said.

We contacted the Belmont police and several Leaders of Belmont, but did not hear it back.

The FBI has released this statement to ABC7 News:

“Earlier today, the FBI can confirm the presence of its evidence, reaction team in the city of Belmont in connection with a joint investigation carried out at the Belmont police. This activity, which has since concluded, was part of an ongoing investigation. There was no threat to public safety. Since this remains an active investigation, we cannot provide additional details.

Camera said there are still remains in the park. She will come back on Friday with the archaeologist and the osteologist with the city to find out how they can spread the rest safely.