Why is it illegal to climb Mt. Rushmore but not an Indian Traditional prayer place?
2007-06-25 10:31:02 · 6 answers · asked by im_ur_anti_drug10 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I am talking about Devil's Tower
2007-06-25 10:42:39 · update #1
I am googling it, and the government also owns a place that most Indians around it holds dear to there heart
2007-06-25 10:43:52 · update #2
Very good question....I personally think because the governement has deemed what is and is not of value which I also personally think is from nothing but ignorance.
2007-06-25 10:34:40 · answer #1 · answered by 20+ years and still in-love! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm going out on a limb here and suggest that it is because Mt. Rushmore is a carving that can be damaged by climbers, and Devil's Tower is a natural formation, just like any other butte or mountain.
2007-06-25 10:49:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
~To the victor belong the spoils. Check your history. From even before the US Bureau of Indian Affairs and Millard Fillmore's concentration camps, American Indians and their culture, traditions and rights have never held much importance to Americans as a people or to the Government.
2007-06-25 10:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many Indian religious areas are off limits. Try going into one of these areas on a reservation and see how fast you end up in jail.
2007-06-25 10:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take a wild guess, or JUST GOOGLE IT like the rest of the world does.
2007-06-25 10:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what indian traditional prayer place are you talking about?
2007-06-25 10:34:53 · answer #6 · answered by sociald 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋