See post from March 13th for link to editorial.
Where to honor Indian heritage
Re "Opportunity in danger," editorial, March 13:
We agree that the planned Indian Heritage Center in the American River Parkway is a very important addition to our region. The center will be of significant statewide and national import, further clarifying the national heritage value of the American River and its first residents.
It is of such importance that we cannot envision it not being approved. The argument that it doesn't fit in the parkway plan is misrepresented as it is in the same general purpose category, though obviously of much larger size, of the already existing and recently expanded Effie Yeaw Nature Center, which the county describes as an "environmental and cultural education center."
For environmentalists to sue a project that would be considered of national environmental importance would be absurd.
The center is to be on the historic site of the most important Indian village (Pujune) in the two rivers area, celebrating the heritage of California's first residents, the original American environmentalists.
- David H. Lukenbill, Sacramento
Senior Policy Director,
American River Parkway Preservation Society
