U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's plans to visit Chaco Culture National Historical Park on Sunday were derailed when protesters blocked the entrance to the northwestern New Mexico site.
Landowner Paulina Atenico, left, tell activists to "go home" near a road block on County Road 7950 east of Chaco Culture National Park on Sunday, June 11, 2023. Opponents and supporters for a buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Park clashed on Sunday after Navajo Allotees blocked a portion of CR 7950 that lead in to the park during U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's planed visit.It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S.
The landowners and Navajo leaders have said Haaland and the Biden administration ignored efforts to reach a compromise that would have established a smaller buffer to protect cultural sites while keeping intact the viability of tribal land and private Navajo-owned parcels for future development. United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest Regional Office, in Albuquerque, N.M., on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
Haaland said in matriarchal societies women have an obligation to nurture their families and communities. She said she takes her responsibility seriously, both as a pueblo woman and as secretary of the Interior. Navajo President Buu Nygren said in a statement issued Thursday that the weekend celebration was disappointing and disrespectful. It should have been cancelled, he said.
Industry groups also have backed the Navajo leaders and landowners, with some alleging that Haaland has conflicts of interest when it comes oil and gas policy decisions.
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