San Fracisco Peaks - victory for the First People from Ninth Circuit Appeals Court

by Francisco Da Costa

Tue, Mar 13, 2007 7:07AM

I received an e-mail from the lead attorney Mr.Shanker that the tribes linked to the San Francisco Peaks, who opposed the desecration of the peaks by some entities - that wanted to use treated sewage to create snow so that they could defile and ski on the San Francisco Peaks, Sacred Sites and Slopes were defeated. This is a Big Victory in recent times in favor of Mother Earth, the First People, and good children, men, and women. Aho.

The attorney Howard Shanker has fought a good fight and won a victory for the tribes linked to the suit filed against those entities that wanted to defile the Sacred Sites linked to the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona.

San Francisco advocates helped highlight this pertinent issue. We prayed outside the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court by Seventh and Mission led by many tribal leaders. Others marched on the streets of San Francisco.

Please review the decision below.

I want to thank you all for your prayers, good wishes, support, and uniting with the Great Spirit to bring about this adjudication. Kudos to Attorney Howard Shanker and his team.

Good wishes to the many tribal elders, tribal Chiefs, tribes and supporters.

This victory in the year 2007 sends a good signal and brightens the hope of other causes in many Courts all over this Nation:

http://www.shankerlaw.net/Articles/Navajo/2007-03-12_9th_Circuit_Peaks_Decision.pdf

Francisco Da Costa
Director
Environmental Justice Advocacy

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