16 April 2005
Native American group renews debate over Devils Tower name
For some reason this sort of reminds the Chief of the controversy a few years back where a group of Oglalas DEMANDED vociferously the right to set up a campsight in the Black Hills National Forest, "for cultural and traditional religious purposes". After a series of legal and P.R. skirmishes, the Forest Service, with reservations granted the permit. Two years later, they had to bring in dump trucks and a payloader to remove the junk, trash, abandoned cars, etc. from the "cultural and religious" Camp Yellow Thunder as it was called. So much for respecting the sacred Paha Sapa (Black Hills).
As far as the Chief is concerned, this is a real non-issue, but with any bad luck, the next thing will find Ward Churchill be oozing his way onto the scene.
As far as the Chief is concerned, this is a real non-issue, but with any bad luck, the next thing will find Ward Churchill be oozing his way onto the scene.