Did Dylan O'Brien Lie About The Indian Burial Ground Curse?
Last Tuesday (September 15), Teen Wolf star Dylan O'Brien said in an interview with Live with Kelly and Michael that the reason some of the cast of Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials fell ill is because of a stereotypical Native American curse right out of a Stephen King novel.
"We filmed [Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials] in New Mexico, Albuquerque, in these mountains - it was this ancient Indian burial ground, I guess... So they gave us a big speech, they said, 'don't take anything and respect the grounds...' They were very strict about littering, 'and don't take any artifacts, rocks, skulls, like anything like that' - and everyone just takes stuff, you know, obviously..." ( ORIGINAL POST WITH VIDEO)
The film was actually shot at the Diamond Tail Ranch, a 22,000-acre property north of Albuquerque, NM. The property has archaeological sites, which includes Native American ruins.
The ranch owner, Roch Hart, took inventory on the artifacts and found nothing missing. Hart says that the area is not an Indian burial ground, but says the artifacts are considered sacred. Hart also says there are certain areas that were off limits to cast and crew.
Laguna Pueblo Leader, Thelma Atsye, voices her concern over the potential taking or moving of sacred artifacts and the casualness of talking about it on national TV. "That's part of how we, as Pueblo people, believe that what goes around comes around," Atsye says. "That's just so wrong, and it's hurtful to us as a Pueblo nation"
Source: KOAT | YOUTUBE
"We filmed [Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials] in New Mexico, Albuquerque, in these mountains - it was this ancient Indian burial ground, I guess... So they gave us a big speech, they said, 'don't take anything and respect the grounds...' They were very strict about littering, 'and don't take any artifacts, rocks, skulls, like anything like that' - and everyone just takes stuff, you know, obviously..." ( ORIGINAL POST WITH VIDEO)
The film was actually shot at the Diamond Tail Ranch, a 22,000-acre property north of Albuquerque, NM. The property has archaeological sites, which includes Native American ruins.
The ranch owner, Roch Hart, took inventory on the artifacts and found nothing missing. Hart says that the area is not an Indian burial ground, but says the artifacts are considered sacred. Hart also says there are certain areas that were off limits to cast and crew.
Laguna Pueblo Leader, Thelma Atsye, voices her concern over the potential taking or moving of sacred artifacts and the casualness of talking about it on national TV. "That's part of how we, as Pueblo people, believe that what goes around comes around," Atsye says. "That's just so wrong, and it's hurtful to us as a Pueblo nation"
Source: KOAT | YOUTUBE