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Quechan Tribe sues to halt construction of wind factory on sacred land
June 23, 2012 by Gale Courey Toensing in Indian Country Today
June 23, 2012 by Gale Courey Toensing in Indian Country Today
The tribe was so doubtful about the Pattern Energy survey of the site's cultural resources that it sent in its own experts with trained forensic dogs who did a quick and cursory survey and found an additional six burial/cremation sites, for a total of 12 cremation sites in this particular area, Escalanti says. The tribe still practices the sacred rite of cremation, as their tribal ancestors did before them, according to court documents.
Escalanti says the tribe has asked to meet with the decision-makers.
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