Tribes on the California-Arizona border say a gas company's treatment plant is harming a sacred site along the Colorado River.
The Topock Maze, a series of rock formations, is on the National Register of Historical Places. It was used by warriors for purification ceremonies and is considered a portal into heaven by the Fort Mojave Tribe.
Currently the site, also called the Mystic Maze, is being blocked by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. treatment plant, so the tribe wants it moved. Officials in Arizona also say the facility poses a threat to groundwater.
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(The Los Angeles Times 3/21)
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Tribes battle gas company over sacred site along river
Monday, March 21, 2005
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