A trial over Cal State Long Beach’s treatment of indigenous land is inching closer to the courtroom, and on Monday, tribal leaders outlined the protections they’re seeking in the hopes of blocking the potential of ever developing a plot of revered ground known as Puvungna.
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All of CSULB was built on land tribes considered to be part of Puvungna, which was a village and place of creation and burial site for the indigenous people who lived there. Now, indigenous nations say they use the remaining 22 acres of undeveloped land along Bellflower Boulevard for ceremonies and spiritual gatherings.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Mar 13, 2021 7:00 AM
The Louis Nigg Barn near Sisseton in Roberts County was added to the National Register of Historic Places in March.
The National Register is the official federal list of properties identified as important in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture. The State Historic Preservation Office of the State Historical Society works in conjunction with the National Park Service, which oversees the National Register program, to list the properties.
“South Dakota has a very rich history and culture ranging from prehistoric Indian villages and homesteader cabins to unique businesses and richly detailed historic neighborhoods – which are all wonderful testaments to our state,” said Ted M. Spencer, State Historic Preservation Officer and director of the State Historic Preservation Office.
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While there have been statements from the new acting State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) of great things happening, there is seemingly a cast of secrecy over what that office is doing. Last year’s annual meeting of the Military Buildup Programmatic Agreement was not open to the public in spite of calls for the then-new SHPO to do so. Statements that the SHPO would involve “stakeholders” apparently involved only the military. The Guam Review Board for Historic Preservation, composed of local historic preservation professionals, has not met since 2019.
The recent signing of another Programmatic Agreement with the military at the end of 2020 did not have any meaningful public input and no information was provided to the people of Guam regarding on-going impacts to our historic sites. The SHPO held meetings with only the military and not the public on this document and only requested public input at the last opportunity in November, (public input had previously
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
Feb 19, 2021 6:50 AM
The Gregory County Courthouse in Burke was added to the National Register of Historic Places this month (Feb. 2021).
The National Register is the official federal list of properties identified as important in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture.
The State Historic Preservation Office of the State Historical Society works in conjunction with the National Park Service’s National Register program to list the properties.
Ted M. Spencer is the State Historic Preservation Officer and director of the State Historic Preservation Office. He says South Dakota has a rich history and culture ranging from prehistoric Indian villages to homesteader cabins, unique businesses and richly detailed historic neighborhoods– which are all wonderful testaments to our state.