n August, tribal members and farmers near Cooperton were worried that limestone mining was about to start on Longhorn Mountain. The mountain is a sacred site for the Kiowa Tribe, which uses the mountain as a temple for vision quests and a source of ceremonial cedar. Material Service Corporation has had a permit to mine the site for nearly a decade, and the Cushing-based company has leased land from several property owners. The tribe told StateImpact they were blindsided by the mine, and, conversely, the company’s attorney says it didn’t know the mountain was sacred to the Kiowas.Get the Story:
Return To Longhorn Mountain: An Update (KGOU 9/13)
Longhorn Mountain Limestone Mine Has Stalled, Tribe Says (StateImpact / NPR 9/16) Related Stories:
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