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FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2002

The Sioux Falls Leader in an editorial today praises a bill that seeks to increase protection of sacred sites.

"A bill before the U.S. House would not solve all problems with sacred Native American sites, but it would be a good start," the paper writes.

The bill is the initiative of Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), the ranking member of the House Resources Committee. It would codify into a law an executive order on sacred sites to compel federal consultation on sacred sites.

The bill would also allow tribes to ask federal lands to be exempt from development.

Get the Story:
Sacred sites bill is step in right direction (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 8/2)

Relevant Documents:
Executive Order No. 13007: Indian Sacred Sites (May 24, 1996)

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