01-12-2000
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
San Ildefonso vows to close Highway 4
By Suzanne Westerly
Today correspondent
SANTA FE, N.M. - The Pueblo of San Ildefonso planned to close a 2.5-mile
stretch of State Highway 4 at midnight Dec. 31, when ownership of the road
reverted to the tribe when negotiations over any extension or accommodation
failed.
Fifty years ago an easement (no one can find) was agreed upon with the
Department of Energy's predecessor, the Atomic Energy Commission, to
provide access to Los Alamos National Laboratories.
Pueblo Gov. Terry Aguilar said that for years, the state "has bullied or
pushed around the tribes. But tribes are coming into their own in ...
Wednesday, January 12
San Ildefonso vows to close Highway 4
