Sacred Places at risk; Native people struggle to save their lands but find that everyone else--from Congress and the Transportation Department to the NAFTA Tribunal--has the final word.(FEATURE)

Colorlines Magazine | November 1, 2008| | Copyright

HUNDREDS OF PLACES that are sacred to Native people are being threatened by development, pollution, looting and vandalism. Some may not last until the end of this century, despite the valiant efforts by a small number of tribes and allies throughout the continent. The fate of many of these sites is being decided not by Native people but by court judges and government agencies.

This August, judges in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the future of the San Francisco Peaks, which are sacred to Native peoples in the Southwest and threatened by recreation ...

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