For Native American activists crossing the nation with a totem pole, sacred lands are their Notre Dame Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
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Two dozen Native American activists in 10 cars towing one totem pole across the country.
While this protest caravan may seem small, its message to Congress is outsized: Give Indigenous peoples a say before granting access to land that tribes consider sacred. The opposing argument: public lands are for everyone and the nation’s energy needs can’t be ignored.
Nowhere is that debate more heated than at Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, a striking archaeological and natural wonder that activists will reach Saturday.
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The Red Road to D.C. started last week at the coastal Lummi nation north of Seattle and will finish on July 29 in Washington, D.C.
The cross-country caravan will arrive Saturday at Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, an especially sacred site for Native Americans.
The dominant imagery on the colorful totem being towed across the country: An eagle diving down to earth, a man praying and a salmon.
Two dozen Native American activists in 10 cars towing one totem pole across the country.
While this protest caravan may seem small, its message to Congress is outsized: Give Indigenous peoples a say before granting access to land that tribes consider sacred. The opposing argument: public lands are for everyone and the nation’s energy needs can’t be ignored.
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The Supreme Court revived a suit Monday by property owners challenging San Francisco’s requirement to offer lifetime leases to tenants before converting a jointly owned residential building to a condo.Samuel Corum/TNS
The Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit against San Francisco on Monday by property owners challenging the city’s requirement to offer lifetime leases to tenants before converting a jointly owned residential building to a condominium.
The case involved buildings whose owners purchased them as tenants in common, with each having equal ownership rights and sharing a single mortgage. City approval is required to convert them to condos, in which each owner has an individual unit and can rent it to others.
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