Comments on: UC Berkeley Begins Destruction of Native American Sacred Site

By: Maximilian Forte

Maximilian Forte — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:05:35 +0000

Thanks for your comments. Native American Advocate, I will keep an eye out for any information from UCB that might give this a different twist — but it’s not the first time in very recent times that Native Americans and UCB have collided. Whits, thanks for the humour, even if unintended.

By: whits

whits — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:06:56 +0000

Get outta the damn trees already, hippies! Waste your time on something else, and let the football team get the facilities they deserve! BTW, I grew up in Berkeley, and this crap drives me crazy.

By: Native American Advocate

Native American Advocate — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:31:02 +0000

What I don’t get is if the grove is part of a recognized National Historic Site, why would UCB risk the lawsuit that could follow? Or is this not quite true? Seems like UCB is either thumbing their nose at the law – both in terms of NAGPRA and NHPA – and asking for some major repercussions, or we are not getting the entire story. Either way, I think it is a disgrace and they are damaging their reputation.