Native artist found guilty for filming in Yosemite
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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Law
A Native artist was found guilty for filming inside Yosemite National Park in California.
Lorenzo Baca, who is Pueblo and Apache, faces a year in prison and $10,000 in fines for making
a commercial film called "Yosemite Big Time." A federal judge said he made the film without a permit and entered a roundhouse in violation of park rules.
Baca denies doing anything wrong. He called the roundhouse -- which is defined as a "cultural resource" -- a "tourist attraction, that was built in 1973 by a white guy under the direction of another white guy," The Union Democrat reported.
This isn't Baca's first time in federal court. The Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians successfully sued him for making and selling unauthorized audio and video recordings of a ceremony.
Get the Story:
Guilty verdict in Yosemite filming case
(The Union Democrat 11/27)
Relevant Links:
Yosemite National Park -
http://www.nps.gov/yose
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