It’s up to a county planning commission to decide if lands sacred to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band are sacred enough to merit protection. If the opinion is no, a sand-and-gravel quarry will likely be developed. By Mark Armao, in Bay Nature's Winter 2023 issue. Read by Victoria Schlesinger. Produced by Kate Golden.
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Mark Armao (@markarmao) is a Diné journalist who hails from the high desert in northern Arizona. Now based in California, his recent work has focused on environmental issues facing Indigenous communities.
Cover art by Jean LaMarr: Our Ancestors, 2005/2006. Monoprint, 19 ¾ x 15 ¾ inches (overall), 30 x 22 ½ inches (image). Collection of the artist. Cropped.