Adam Niemi/Staff Photographer Saginaw Chippewa tribal member, Julie Whitepigeon, center, carries the remains of Native American ancestors to the Nibokaan Cemetery on Friday afternoon on the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe reservation. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery following a repatriation ceremony. It is considered a high honor to carry the remains as they begin the journey for the ancestors' walk through the afterlife, according to the tribe's spiritual beliefs.
