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Show Many historical and cultural sites, including burial sites, have been excavated or destroyed. To mitigate this, it has been suggested that if burials were found, archeologists would need only go out there and dig the Indian's ancestors up and move them to a cemetery or another location. However, it is difficult or impossible to in Wyoming to the Mormon Church, I would & HEATING 259-8324 Residential - Commercial - Sales Installation - Drain Cleaning .COMPLETE LINE OF PLUMBING FIXTURES Kohler - Grohe - Mansfield think that the sacred lands on Ejer - Moen - Delta - Sterling - Price Pfister White Mesa could be. protected as well and even transferred back to the Native American people. HOT WATER HEATERS - GARBAGE DISPOSALS WHIRLPOOL BATHS - SPAS It is important that indigenous people have a say toward protecting their traditional& natural laws... As Indian peoples assert their constitutional and legal rights, white people must reexamine their own past injustices. A portable window swamp cooler, so easy to install, even a cartoonist can do it. It is important that indigenous people have a say toward protecting their traditional and natural laws. The permanent protection and preservation of these sacred sites are essential to their spiritual and religious practices _We need to press for better communication and cooperation among the agencies that are responsible for the joint administration of the laws. As Indian peoples assert their constitutional and legal rights, white people must reexamine their own past injustices. : Federal laws and regulations must protect all prehistoric and historic sites at White Mesa, and all significant sites should be avoided by any future development. There needs to be greater restrictions on corporate use of the lands. We need more effective monitoring of archeological conditions. We need a national cultural heritage law that protects significant resources that lie LSCO COMPUTER (= within the boundaries of private ownership of land. Work at the White Mesa mill should be halted until broad new studies are accomplished. Of special import, the nuclear wastes now being dumped at White Mesa must stop and the waste already dumped there must be transported elsewhere. _A nuclear waste dump kills the spirit and any sense of reverence to this sacred area one may have had, but access to the area to worship must be assured. A new and timely EIS should now be prepared. It should include an intense examination and treatment of the evidence concerning burial or sacred sites, historic occupation sites and the impact on the village of White Mesa itself. The treatment of these subjects was extremely limited in the old EIS. Our great responsibility rests in protecting our environment and our heritage. This includes the protection of gravesites, known or unknown. Establishing a nuclear waste .dump over hallowed land is a treacherous act. As I see it now, our greatest hope is that International Uranium Corporation ceases to operate at White Mesa. Kaput! Ken Sleight can be reached at: 366 N. 500 SERVICE “Twenty Years of PC Experience” REPAIRS UPGRADES MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE LYNN SHAFER 259.4171 lynn@lsco.net ksleight@lasal.net e 5 = TRY OUR WEB SITE: Og pa fandango@moabutah.com f= Re} ao e en (a er : AN el SN Sce} Kyle 6 Carrie Bailey's COTTONWOOD Zz = e Re} a CONDOS nursery? Give me acdall... This could be the OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME! Co =[e) Overnight Accomodations Zz = Full Kitchen Units fe fe} ae Away from noisy Main Street (435) 259-8897 338 E. 100 South ~ Moab, UT 84532 Ever wanted to own your own S — il te) ae IW ay = ie fe} a 2or J « jMON JUD]de le} a © jMON JUDId a (a JUDId (e} ae 140 South 200 East 800-447-4106 or 435-259-8921 jMON ce fey a a S jMON Ze HOUSE | JUD|de a (2) Pa « jMON Xm JUDId = Ce ALAS S. Hwy 194¢(Next to the Branding lron)*Open Mon-Sat 10:00 - 5:00 @ j|MON JUDId Cove RIVERSIDE PLUMBING =. moas- know where the unmarked burial sites might be, and it would be an outrage to the Indian people. The desecration of Indian sacred sites is a violation of their religious freedom rights. Much more needs to be done. There needs to be additional documentation concerning the eligibility for the “Earth Dam”, “Range War Site”, “Kumen Jones Home”, “Posey War Sites”, the “White Mesa Community” and the “Westwater Canyon” cultural sites. ~: : . It is a bit ironic in speaking consistently for the preservation of these sacred Native American sites. If Congress approves the sale of 1,640 acres of sacred land at Martin's |
