In the 1960s, a guard at the local Louisiana State Prison (Angola) and self-described treasure hunter dug up graves at the site.

The Tunica felt that he had stolen tribal heirlooms and desecrated the graves of their ancestors and were outraged at the violations.

The court ruled that the artifacts were buried in graves, not abandoned, and so belonged to the Tunica tribe.

[3] It was also used to prove the early heritage of the Tunica peoples, and helped them to gain state and federal recognition.

[4] The Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe built a museum to house the artifacts in Marksville, Louisiana.