2018
09
Oct
All Pueblo Council of Governors Takes Case for Chaco Protection to DC
Commentary: All Pueblo Council of Governors Takes Case for Chaco Protection to DC
Whether it is through the BLM and BIA management plan, the proposed federal legislation, or both, we want decision makers in D.C. to know that just as the United States takes great care to preserve churches, we would ...
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2017
25
Jun
Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Objects Sacred to Native Peoples Introduced in Congress
Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Objects Sacred to Native Peoples Introduced in Congress
Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M) reintroduced the bipartisan Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act, a bill to prohibit the exporting of sacred Native American items and increase penalties...
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2015
24
May
Continuing Efforts to Fight for the Preservation of the Chaco Landscape
Continuing Efforts to Fight for the Preservation of the Chaco Landscape
Over the past few months, I have continued to advocate for protection of the Greater Chaco Landscape. This has included attending a number of meetings with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other officials, conducting a tour...
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2014
05
Jan
Annenberg Foundation's Rescue of Hopi Friends: Cultural Altruism or Bad Precedent?
Hopi Perspective on Annenberg Purchase
After two failed lawsuits in French courts this year to stop auctions of sacred objects, the Native American Hopi tribe had a small victory on December 10 when the Los Angeles-based philanthropic organization the Annenberg Foundation announced that it had ste...
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