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By Heather Clark
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
A state committee has approved a proposal from five American Indian tribes to give central New Mexico’s Mount Taylor temporary protection as a cultural property at a contentious meeting attended by hundreds of people.
The state Cultural Properties Review Committee voted 4-2 June 14 in Grants for an emergency listing of more than 422,000 acres (660 square miles) surrounding the mountain’s summit on the state Register of Cultural Properties.
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
A state committee has approved a proposal from five American Indian tribes to give central New Mexico’s Mount Taylor temporary protection as a cultural property at a contentious meeting attended by hundreds of people.
The state Cultural Properties Review Committee voted 4-2 June 14 in Grants for an emergency listing of more than 422,000 acres (660 square miles) surrounding the mountain’s summit on the state Register of Cultural Properties.
