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Santa Fe New Mexican.com - by Susan Montoya Bryan of The Associated Press — Gov. Bill Richardson on Wednesday called on a handful of state agencies to help expand protections for a small lake near the New Mexico-Arizona border that is held sacred by American Indian tribes throughout the region. Richardson signed an executive order that spells out the additional protections that tribal officials and traditional leaders at Zuni Pueblo had long been seeking. The order was signed during a ceremony at the pueblo that was attended by hundreds of people. "This day will be remembered in Zuni for a long time to come, not just for what is being signed by our friend Governor Bill Richardson today, but for all the battles that have been fought by a collection of individuals, tribal leaders, organizations and friends of our Mother, Zuni Salt Lake," said Zuni Pueblo Gov. Norman Cooeyate.
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N.M. agencies step in for sacred lake
From the Santa Fe New Mexican.com - by Susan Montoya Bryan of The Associated Press — Gov. Bill Richardson on Wednesday called on a handful of state agencies to help expand protections for a small lake near the New Mexico-Arizona border that is held sacred by American Indian tribes throughout the region. Richardson signed an executive order that spells out the additional protections that tribal officials and traditional leaders at Zuni Pueblo had long been seeking. The order was signed during a ceremony at the pueblo that was attended by hundreds of people. "This day will be remembered in Zuni for a long time to come, not just for what is being signed by our friend Governor Bill Richardson today, but for all the battles that have been fought by a collection of individuals, tribal leaders, organizations and friends of our Mother, Zuni Salt Lake," said Zuni Pueblo Gov. Norman Cooeyate. Read more
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