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Photo of Mount Shasta from the north by Kurt E. Fishback. unless the proposed development is approved by a number of state and federal agencies. If proposals are rejected, private landowners may bring a claim for any economic loss and be compensated monetarily. These landowners have rallied the attention of Congressman Wally Herger and others, who are now waging a political war against those who seek protection for their sacred mountain. Although there has never been a determination that listing Mount Shasta in the National Register would prevent all development, opponents to the listing are making false statements and urging local People and the city council to file an ‘kuntaxraatvanaatihanik sf arrowheads there at Mount Shasta. : : 2: 3 _Koovura pakéemishas pakéo dra Piipvanaa j “They were all the monstrous and mean animals who “those Kinds:of Vicious beings. ; They were all ‘making obsidian arrowheads 'thér > Vaa kunipitihanik, “Vaa mouk Y4as'4ra nuyka ~ They were telling each other how they would be’ kil (in the future). < ey: ee : Apsuun pa’ishimfiréeshiiphanik misaak. _ Rattlesnake’s obsidian point. was the deadliest. : s Mahxanthuun kéru pa’ishimfir pamisaak. ae Scorpion's arrowhead was also deadly. 455 er gs 1s ha aoe eres bs Viri vaa uum kéru pishpishi u’ifiktihanik Pasaak pataxrdtraam. Yellowjacket was there, too, Picking up little obsidian flakes at the arrowhead workplace. Vura pufaathara tOupichas w’ifiktihanik Pasaak. The arrowheads he was picking up were little obsidian flakes amounting to nothing. Kéomahich vira poomfirahiti pishpishi. So, nowadays yellowjacket’s arrowheads hurt for just a little while. Adapted from “Pishpishi,” in Ararapikva: Creation Stories of the People, edited and translated by Julian Lang, published by Heyday Books in 1994. 6 47 NEWS FROM NATIVE CALIFORNIA appeal to Congress. The @ppeal is an attempt to amend the language that was added to the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1992, to Temedy the fact that non-Indian definitions of “histori: significance” are too narrow in the long view of Indian inhabitants. Opponents contend that the new language “gives Native Americans the top citizen control over uses of federal lands nationwide, including Mount Shasta” (Mount Shasta Herald, August 1994), and that environmentalists are using the new clauses to put more and more land under federal control. This kind of propaganda has led to the formation of a non-Indian local group called E.N.O.U.G.H., which Stands for Enraged Natives Opposing Underhanded Governmental Hanky-panky. They met recently to protest the listing of Mount Shasta as an Historical District, and claim that the government is depriving US. citizens of their rights. They gathered at the Ski Bowl and protested what they Say are recently placed signs that ban all motorized vehicles from the area. They drove three jeeps up the slope of Mount Shasta and “reclaimed the mountain” by staking a California state flag. Scenes such as these are making matters worse for the Indian people who need access to the mountain for ceremonial purPoses. Recently, Wintu people were informed that a local group was planning to protest any large gathering of native people on the mountain because, they say, this is preferential treatment towards Indians. Fortunately, this protest never came to fruition, but it did prevent some local elders from attending their own ceremonies. The Keeper of the Register initially refused to attend a public meeting to discuss his determination but a barrage of letters from Congressman Herger and Senator Maurice Johannessen demanded his presence at the meeting. Herger went on to petition support from the Committee on Natural Resources and the Department of the Interior as well. Reluctantly, Rod gers finally agreed to attend the meeting beCause as a public servant, he is answerable to the constituents. The Keeper opened up a 60-day comment period, which ended at the end of October. At this point the Keeper may decide to do one of three things: (1) keep the designation as it is; (2) make the area smaller; or (3) make it bigger. Mount Shasta City Council member Jerry White is attempting to appeal the designation and says that the NHPA contains several provisions for appeals. The appeal process could technically be used (1) to revise