--- --- # Petition Calls for _Maze Runner_ Cast to Apologize to Native Americans by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Oct 6, 2015 6:20 PM UTC by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Oct 6, 2015 6:20 PM UTC More than 34,000 people are [calling](http://www.thepetitionsite.com/429/020/568/) for the cast and crew from _Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials_ to apologize to Native American tribal leaders after allegedly removing artifacts while filming on location. The film was being shot in Albuquerque, N.M., on an ancient Pueblo burial ground. Fans have [expressed outrage in a petition](http://www.thepetitionsite.com/429/020/568/) after actor Dylan O’Brien said that, while the cast was told not to, “everyone just takes stuff, obviously.” One of O’Brien’s fans started the petition, [telling the Santa Fe _New Mexican_](http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local%5Fnews/maze-runner-cast-criticized-for-taking-new-mexico-artifacts/article%5Fbc9db11e-5318-5ea9-9feb-83cc1cbf42c5.html) she didn’t want to just excuse his behavior because he’s famous. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Cast Should Say Sorry: Petition ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4063269/maze-runner-petition/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4063269/maze-runner-petition/"},"headline":"Petition Calls for Maze Runner Cast to Apologize to Native Americans","datePublished":"2015-10-06T18:20:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:33:33.378Z","description":"Anger after an actor implies artifacts were taken","url":"https://time.com/4063269/maze-runner-petition/","keywords":["celebrities","movies","Bizarre"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4063269/maze-runner-petition/","name":"Petition Calls for Maze Runner Cast to Apologize to Native Americans"}}]}] ```