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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2002

Native American activists erected a teepee on the lawn of University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof's home on Wednesday to protest the school's involvement in an telescope project.

The school is looking to buy into the Mount Graham telescope in Arizona. Area tribes have opposed the project because it is located on sacred land.

Get the Story:
Indians take telescope protest to U president's home turf (The St. Paul Pioneer Press 1/24)

Relevant Links:
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council - http://www.indians.state.mn.us/index.html
Mount Graham: Sacred Mountain, Sacred Ecosystem - http://www.seac.org/seac-sw/mtg.htm
Mount Graham International Observatory - http://mgpc3.as.arizona.edu

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