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Yakama Nation Case Could Set Precedent For Handling Sacred Tribal Sites In Washington

By NWPB News September 29, 2020

Granite Northwest wants to expand its existing gravel mine (center, in the hillside) in Selah further east. The proposal has drawn opposition from the Yakama Nation, which for five years has fought to keep the mine from expanding on traditional lands ceded to the government in the Treaty of 1855. CREDIT: Google Earth

The Yakama Nation seeks to stop gravel mining near a historic village and burial ground near Selah, Washington. The litigation could change the way tribal sites can be developed.Read More

Yakama Nation Says Quarry Expansion Threatens Tribal Burial Site

By Esmy Jimenez April 10, 2018

Site of proposed Rowley Quarry expansion south of Yakima off interstate 82

Yakima County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday, April 10 to support mining operations that the Yakama Nation believes will disturb a Native burial ground. The battle is three years in the making.Read More

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