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Native American Sovereignty, What Price Progress?: El Llanito, V.C. Price: Endangered Bosque (1989-02-10)
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Native American Sovereignty: A discussion of the relationship of state and federal government to Native American nations on At Week's End. What does Native American sovereignty mean in today's world? How can Indian State relations be strengthened? Guest: Verna Williamson, Governor of Isleta Pueblo Producer: Karl Kernberger What Price Progress? El Llanito Residents of El Llanito, a small village north of Bernalillo, have been fighting to block the construction of a Centex American Gypsum Co. wallboard manufactoring plant for more than a year. This week they filed a lawsuit asking the court to halt the plant's construction and charging that the plant will block their view of the mountains and create air and noise pollution. At Week's Ends speaks with proponents and opponents of the plant. Guests: Frank Chavez; Resident, El Llanito Tomasita Navarro; Resident, El Llanito, Ron Abouseleman; Mayor of Bernalillo Pete Salazar; Former Sandoval County Commissioner Producer: Matthew Sneddon V.B. Price: Endangered Bosque Guest journalist V.B. Price comments on the impact of unplanned human incroachment on the fragile Rio Grande bosque. The bosque, which is home to old growth cottonwoods and 80…
Directors & creators
KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Native American sovereignty, Verna Williamson, Isleta Pueblo, Centex American Gypsum Co., El Llanito, Rio Grande bosque, V.B. Price, Karl Kernberger, Matthew Sneddon, Neil Boggs, Frank Chavez, Tomasita Navarro, Ron Abouseleman, Pete Salazar, Navajo Nation, economic development, environmental pollution, American Indian Day
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