Sacred Lands at Risk as Border Wall Expands, Indigenous Leaders Say
TL;DR
Indigenous leaders along the U.S.–Mexico border say rapid border-wall construction—made faster by DHS waivers—desecrates sacred sites such as Kuuchamaa Mountain and the Las Playas Intaglio geoglyph, prompting threats of legal action; CBP maintains efforts to minimize impact while continuing hundreds of miles of wall and surveillance projects.
Topics:nationpolitics#border-wall#indigenous-rights#kuuchamaa-mountain#politics#sacred-sites#tohono-oodham
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- California–Arizona Travel Alert: New Border Wall Update Now Threatens Sacred Indigenous Lands and Cultural Travel Experiences Across the US Southwest Travel And Tour World
- Immigration Border Wall Sacred Sites Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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