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Tribe explains Cape Wind opposition rooted in history and Indian culture
In a press release sent to news outlets on Friday, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, chairman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), outlined the tribe's opposition to the Cape Wind project in terms of cultural, religious, and environmental concerns.
The press release followed the visit last week of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
February 10, 2010
by Nelson Sigelman
in The Martha's Vineyard Times
In a press release sent to news outlets on Friday, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, chairman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), outlined the tribe's opposition to the Cape Wind project in terms of cultural, religious, and environmental concerns.
The press release (available at mvtimes.com) followed the visit last week of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Mr. Salazar visited with the Mashpee and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribes and took a boat ride to the Cape Wind site on Horseshoe Shoals in Nantucket Sound.
Ms. Maltais said the tribe's reluctance to discuss its sacred religious and spiritual beliefs and desire for privacy had led... [continue via Web link]
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