A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Utah Republican Congressmen Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz seeks to take 100,000 acres of Ute tribal lands and hand them over to oil and mining companies.
Not sure what is more disturbing, the complete insult it is to the Native Americans or the potential (but almost certain) harmful repercussions that will result if passed.
http://www.ecowatch.com/native-american-land-grab-2010250967.html
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteThis one is state side so maybe we can reach out to the Native Americans who are affected and see what we can do. When I read what the Canadians in New Brunswick (incidentally, my dad was born in Canada) did to the Mi'kmaq people, it sickened me. But now isn't it a bit ironic that treaties with the First Nations may be "the last line of defense to save the clean water for future generations."
Thanks
Don