Hello everyone,
We still need YOUR help and support for our petition to Protect Bear Butte. We are currently at 859 signatures, which is great, however we need to keep it going. Thank you to everyone that signed so far, your support is greatly appreciated!
Our goal is to be over 2000 signatures by June 30th, which is the deadline! Please don't wait until the last minute to sign. The Meade County Commissioners hearing is July 1st at 3:30.
The struggle to Protect Bear Butte continues, in addition to trying to stop the liquor license issue, we are now battling Broken Spoke Campgrounds new addition of helicopter rides over the Bear Butte during bike week! We have been working non stop since it was announced this past week, making calls and filing complaints to various agencies, including the FAA. I have also inquired about legal assistance from NARF and NCAI, hoping to hear back this week. This is a blatant violation of the Native American Freedom of Religion Act. If they are allowed to fly the helicopter over Bear Butte, regulations are only 500 to 1000 feet above the mountain. This is harassment and must be stopped. They could potentially be right above where a tribal member is in the middle of ceremony and praying. Who knows what they will be doing.......taking pictures, video, or who knows what. Everything has been put into motion to put a stop to this, have more follow up to do in the next few days and will keep you all posted as we go.
In the mean time, if you haven't had a chance to sign our petition, please take a moment to sign and forward to as many people as possible!
http://www.petitiononline.com/BBappeal/petition.html
For UP TO DATE info and more details about the CURRENT struggle at Bear Butte, please visit us at www.protectbearbutte.com
Our organization is continuing the campaign to Protect Bear Butte and hope you will join us in these ongoing efforts!
If you have any questions, please contact me at Tamra@ProtectSacredSites.org
Thank you again for helping to Protect Bear Butte!
In peace & solidarity,
Tamra Brennan
Founder/Director
Protect Sacred Sites Indigenous People, One Nation
www.protectsacredsites.org
www.protectbearbutte.com
"Our sacred lands are all that remain keeping us connected to our place on Mother Earth, to our spirituality, our heritage and our lands; what’s left of them. If they take it all away, what will remain except a vague memory of a past so forgotten?"