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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2001

A rally will be held today in Colorado against a dam project aimed at satisyfing the water rights of two Ute tribes.

Along with environmentalists, the Dine Medicine Men's Association is opposing the project. They believe the project will destroy historic and archaeological sites, not to mention wreak havoc on the environment.

The project has some benefits to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. It was first authorized in 1968 but never funded as Congress balked at such a large project.

Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.) pushed the project through Congress last year after its size and scope were scaled down. Critics say the dam now benefits non-Indians more than the Southern Ute Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Get the Story:
Utah Environmental Groups Strive to Halt Planned Dam (The Sale Lake Tribune 11/9)

Relevant Links:
The Animas-La Plata Project - http://www.uc.usbr.gov/special/alp/index.html
Congressional Testimony, Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement - http://www.senate.gov/~scia/2000hrgs/alp_0607/alp_wit.htm

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