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Water Company Poses Potential Threat to Montezuma Well
Currently, the Arizona Water Company operates two commercial wells near the monument. Now, another water company wants to open their own high-production well just 300-feet from the boundaries of the national monument. Critics claim the new well was put in without permits, and should not be turned on until an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is completed. http://www.fronterasdesk.org/news/2011/nov/29/environmental-green-water-supply-drought-conserve/
Petition Drive Seeks to Protect Montezuma Well & Surrounding Watershed
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park Service want an Environmental Impact Statement conducted to protect Montezuma Well National Monument and Wet Beaver Creek from Montezuma Rimrock Water Company’s plans to activate a commercial well. The Company wants the Commission to approve the well without an Environmental Impact Statement. Montezuma Well is a national treasure and a sacred site for Native American people. https://www.change.org/petitions/protect-montezuma-well-national-monument-and-wet-beaver-creek
Questions Surface Concerning Corporate Influence on National Parks
The National Park Service chief has said that his decision to block a ban on selling bottled water at Grand Canyon National Park was based on safety and contracts, but emails released Friday indicate an early concern was how Coca-Cola, a major water vendor as well as parks funder, would react. “While I applaud the intent, there are going to be consequences, since Coke is a major sponsor of our recycling efforts,” NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis said in the email exchange postedby Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. The watchdog group obtained the documents through a Freedom of Information Act request. http://tinyurl.com/7km4zlk – MSNBC
Archaeology Student and Archaeological Conservancy Team Up to Preserve Ancient Village in Colorado
In recent years, Evans has returned to those canyons to develop his master’s thesis and in December will give three talks in the area titled, “Archaeology and Roper’s Walk, 5,000 Years of History and an Uncertain Future.” That uncertain future hinges on the efforts of the Archaeological Conservancy to raise enough money to buy a 5-acre parcel of land near Beulah that holds a wealth of information on some of the area’s early Native American residents. http://tinyurl.com/6moxjjm – Pueblo Chieftain
Corn: Spiritual, Nutritional, Cultural, and in Danger
In New Mexico, Arizona and, recently, Belize, the work to revitalize, promote and sustain traditional methods of farming is being headed up by the Traditional Native American Farmer’s Association (TNAFA). By challenging governmental policy and offering workshops ranging in length from a few hours to a few days, education and action are the group’s methods to encourage Native peoples to maintain the agrarian ways of their ancestors. TNAFA symposiums focus mainly on traditional organic-farming practices, but their courses also discuss renewable energy and social planning. “Our driving force is educational programs to revitalize traditional agriculture for spiritual and human needs,” TNAFA Program Director Clayton Brascoupé, Mohawk and Tesuque Pueblo, says. “We find ways to bring youth back into agriculture and reintegrate them into farming, agriculture and food-related vocations based on traditional foods.” http://tinyurl.com/6rzvgdy – Indian Country Today
Lecture Opportunity – Irvine
The Pacific Coast Archaeological Society’s December 8th meeting will feature Dr. Robert M. Yohe II speaking on “The Archaeology of Owl Cave: A Paleo-Indian Mammoth Kill Site in Southern Idaho.” Meeting information: Thursday, December 8th, 7:30 pm at the Duck Club, Irvine, CA (see directions
at www.pcas.org). Lecture is free and open to the public. http://www.pcas.org.
Fundraiser Seeks to Generate Support for Documentary on Preserving Ancestral Puebloan Places
This is an announcement of a fundraising event to raise support and awareness about a documentary film called Death of Place: The Second Disappearance of the Ancestral Pueblo Civilization. This film documents how the original Ancestral Pueblo inhabitants migrated away and how our modern civilization is rapidly erasing the physical remnants of their world, leaving no clues or trace of that past civilization. The film is still in the early stages of development and further funding is necessary to complete production. The film maker and team cordially invite you to a showing of a brief trailer of what they have created thus far. The showing will take place at the Durango Recreation Center (Sunlight Room) on Wednesday, December 7 at 6pm. Trailer available at http://vimeo.com/29939664
Lecture Opportunity – Tucson
Bill Doelle and Doug Gann will explore Oro Valley’s distant past at a free lecture at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. You Are Here: An Archaeological Orientation to Oro Valley will share findings from a selection of Oro Valley sites and feature an innovative inside look at the Honey Bee Village site. The program is being held in conjunction with From Above: Images of a Storied Land, an exhibition of Adriel Heisey’s aerial photography of the Southwest’s special places that is also hosted by Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Participants will be able to view the exhibition in the Ventana Gallery after the presentation. https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/2011/11/28/you-are-here-an-archaeological-orientation-to-oro-valley/
Reminder – Early Registration for the Southwest Symposium Ends Tomorrow
Early Registration for the Conference ends Dec. 6, 2011. Current fees for regular attendees are $80 and for students of accredited institutions $40.00. Late registration accepted (for an additional 10 dollars) from Dec.7 through January 6, 2012. On-site registration is strongly discouraged. http://www.unm.edu/~swsympos/registration.html
Reminder – Join the Center for Desert Archaeology’s Next Archaeology Café on Dec 6th – Tucson
At the next Archaeology Café, ground stone tool expert Dr. Jenny Adams will present “No Stone Unturned: What Stone Tools Reveal About People.” Come settle in with a drink and a plate of delicious tapas at downtown Tucson’s own Casa Vicente. Arrive before 6:00 p.m.; presentations begin at 6:15 p.m. Seating is open on a first-come, first-served basis—be ready to make new acquaintances! https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/2011/08/06/no-stone-unturned/
Thanks to Adrianne Rankin for contributing to this week’s issue of Southwest Archaeology Today.
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