SWOPblogger

I hope you heard the good news! We won Friday’s hearing which was quite a hurdle. The Cultural Properties Review Committee didn’t give the city a permit to remove the Petroglyphs until tribal consultation is done. We had pretty good turnout from Tribal leaders which was partly helped by the fact that Tesuque Pueblo also had their hearing prior to ours. The next CPRC meeting isn’t until mid October. Thanks to everyone who was able to show up!

Tomorrow is the Summary Judgment hearing which will decide whether or not we have a case against the city. We will be meeting tomorrow August 23 at 9 am in courtroom 706 at 400 Lomas. If we lose tomorrows decision it will be a tough blow and the city will most likely start construction asap- even though they don’t have the CPRC permit. We feel fairly confident about our case, but you know how things have been throughout this fight…nothing is guaranteed.

The hearing is scheduled for 2 hours. It’s only the lawyers who can argue, but if any of you can go, please show your support. If you can’t go, please say prayers for the Petroglyphs. Thanks!

Laurie Weahkee

SAGE Council
510 3rd Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505-260-4696
fax: 505-260-1689
law(at)sagecouncil.org
www.sagecouncil.org