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At least two centuries after the strapping young man was buried in the soft, shallow earth of what is now Mission Viejo, his remains received a traditional Indian sanctification last week in the Orange County coroner's office.
Jim Valasques, a shaman of the Coastal Gabrielino Indian people, performed the religious rites in a brief ceremony, passing a sacred eagle feather over the remains.
The skeleton was found Jan. 29 by a jogger...