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Wall in Big Bend Threatens Sacred Land | Odessa News
A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor company are suing to halt border wall construction in Big Bend National Park, arguing it violates U.S. law and threatens sacred Indigenous lands and religious freedoms. The project, involving roads and drainage systems, risks irreparable damage to archaeological and cultural sites vital to the Lipan Apache community. Despite bipartisan calls to stop construction, federal agencies move forward, claiming current work is only surveying—not building. Plaintiffs, including the nonprofit’s founder Christina Hernandez, vow to protect ancestral lands, warning that…
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