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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2002

After years of being ignored, tribes and Indian advocates are finally getting the message through that sacred sites need to be protected.

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) has introduced a bill to prevent development on federal lands if tribes petition for exemptions. Rahall is the ranking member of the House Resources Committee, which has jurisdiction over Indian affairs.

A similar bill is pending in California. Tribes can seek to prevent development on lands near their reservations.

The bill awaits the signature of Gov. Gray Davis (D).

Get the Story:
Native tribes seek clout on nontribal lands (The Christian Science Monitor 9/4)

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