Sacred Land News

March 23, 2004
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Protection of Rainbow Bridge
Posted by: Toby McLeod

In another victory for sacred site protection on National Park lands, a federal appeals court ruled that non-Indians seeking access to Rainbow Bridge cannot sue the National Park Service for violation of constitutional rights. On March 23, 2004, a three-judge panel for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said that the plaintiffs did not show that they were harmed by their lack of access. Currently, signs at Rainbow Bridge request that visitors not walk under or near the bridge due to Native American religious practices. This suit is part of an ongoing effort by the Mountain States Legal Foundation to fight National Park Service policies which request that visitors respect certain sacred areas. MSLF also fought the voluntary climbing ban at Devils Tower in Wyoming. For more information, see the March 31, 2004 Indianz.com article.

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