Comments on: Appeals Court Says Wastewater Fine For Sacred Mountain

By: The Wild Hunt » Update: Will SCOTUS Save the Peaks?

The Wild Hunt » Update: Will SCOTUS Save the Peaks? — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:45:17 +0000

[...] answer to will SCOTUS save the San Francisco Peaks (from having treated waste-water snow sprayed on what several Native American tribes consider holy ground) is apparently “no”. [...]

By: The Wild Hunt » Will SCOTUS Save the Peaks?

The Wild Hunt » Will SCOTUS Save the Peaks? — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:14:04 +0000

[...] Supreme Court is holding a private conference this Thursday to decide if they will review a recent decision in the ongoing legal battle between a coalition of 13 Native American Tribal Nations (and various [...]

By: mrsb

mrsb — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:14:00 +0000

It’s pretty sad that the American government is still sticking it to the Native Americans.

By: HR Mitchell

HR Mitchell — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:12:00 +0000

Maybe the wastewater supplier should make a similar offer to the Catholic church for use as Holy Water. Perhaps then the Court could understand just how offensive this is.

By: Robin Emeraldfox

Robin Emeraldfox — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:59:00 +0000

Unfortunately, history tells us a lot about how the Native Americans get screwed over so long as money is involved. Once again, they are being crapped on. Quite literally this time.

There's a small bright side, though. At least they're using treated waste water...

I'm a big believer that change is constant... but things like this really try that belief.

By: gullinbursti

gullinbursti — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:39:00 +0000

Dammit. Flagstaff is my hometown and I’ve been following this story since well before I moved away, and sad to say, I’m not the least surprised.