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Did they do that here or consult local tribes?If true, they move cemeteries all the time for projects.
“The agency’s major construction projects required relocating roads and utility lines, as well as inundating many acres of countryside. As an extension of these construction projects, TVA undertook the difficult and delicate task of relocating thousands of graves.”
https://www.tva.gov/Environment/Environmental-Stewardship/Land-Management/Cultural-%2B-Historic-Preservation/Relocated-Cemeteries
“200 Graves in 136 Year-Old NC Cemetery to Be Moved For Highway Widening.”
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/n...to-be-moved-for-highway-widening/83-513855123
“Graves in 136-year-old Sanford cemetery to be moved for road widening.”
https://www.cbs17.com/news/graves-in-136-year-old-sanford-cemetery-to-be-moved-for-road-widening/
Just some examples.