The Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island is in a bitter dispute with a developer who wants to build a housing project on land the tribe says is a sacred burial ground.
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Preah Vihear Temple has become a battle ground as two countries, Cambodia and Thailand, claim this sacred site. 
Photo courtesy of Dave Perkes at www.peaceofangkor.com
Cofan natives of Columbia have received the world’s first sanctuary, Orito Ingi-Ande Medicinal Plants Sanctuary, dedicated to the preservation of medicinal and sacred plants. The Cofan natives have seen their lands invaded by farmers, ranchers and oil companies.
The preserve is designed to protect plants essential to the sacred ceremonies of the 2,600 tribe and ultimately, to protect the culture, territory and traditions of this indigenous group.
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Lake Baikal is sacred to indigenous people of the region. It is the world’s largest fresh water lake home to numerous plants and animals only found at this location.Sign the petition here.
The restoration on Chairro Gompa is going very well. This spring-summer, people age 5-74 have been working on repaving the courtyard of the temple complex. The Fall Trip to Nepal will work on the Gyalpo, a small chapel perched at a three story tower. It houses deities and relics that were only accessed by the head lama. This room houses the most sacred texts as well. There are great photos of the Chairro Gompa project here.
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This morning we consulted with a photographer from News from Native California on contacts for photos of the Emeryville Shellmound and San Bruno Mountain Shellmoud, along with Ohlone/Costanoan decendents for a special 20-page pull-out section on Native Voices. News from Native California is a great publication and this should be an interesting article. The Emeryville Shellmound is covered by a shopping mall, however, the San Bruno Mountain Shellmound has been preserved as part of a park. San Bruno Mountain has guided hikes that are very worthwhile. Sacred Sites International was very active in preservation fights on these two sacred sites.
We found an Environmental Impact Report for the Power Plant next to Red Clay State Park. It clearly states: ” It is expected that circuit breakers at the substation could occasionally open to disconnect part of the transmission system during incidents such as excessive current or voltage fluctuations. The resulting noise could startle people nearby; however, because of the infrequent occurrences it would not result in a significant impact.” But what if one of those infrequent occurrences just happened to coincide with Cherokee sacred ceremonies?
We have spent the last 2 days writing Urgent Action Letters on behalf of two endangered sacred sites: Nine Mile Canyon, Utah and Thornborough, England.There is still time to write for the protection of Nine Mile Canyon; by-pass roads must be used for industrial traffic in order to save the petroglyphs and pictographs. Send comment letters to the Bureau of Land Management: UT_Pr_Comments@blm.gov and copy the National Trust for Historic Preservation: crc@nthp.org. More information on this site: ninemilecanyoncoalition.orgThe comment period has closed for Thornborough (a henge not unlike Stonehenge) which is threatened by quarrying. More news on this when we receive it.