State official agrees with Indian claims
A Massachusetts official agrees with claims by an Indian tribe that Nantucket Sound has cultural significance, stalling plans for a wind farm. Brona Smith, the state historic preservation officer, in a letter released Thursday afternoon, said she believes Nantucket Sound is eligible for listing...
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- News Source: United Press International | 18 days agoA Massachusetts official agrees with claims by an Indian tribe that Nantucket Sound has cultural significance, stalling plans for a wind farm. Brona Smith, the state historic preservation officer, in a letter released Thursday afternoon, said she...
- News Source: Star Tribune | 18 days agoThe nation's first offshore wind farm faces more delay after a top Massachusetts historic preservation officer said that two Indian tribes' claim to Nantucket Sound needed more study. The decision by Brona Simon, executive director of the...
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- Blog Source: theiiirdworld.blogspot.comThe tribes' claim seems unsupportable. “Traditional cultural properties” tend to be defined areas — a ceremonial burial ground, for instance — not a huge, unenclosed portion of the ocean. Awarding Nantucket Bay such status could cast a ...
- Blog Source: aghca.orgKey State Ruling Favors Tribes. The Massachusetts Historic Preservation Officer has sided with the Wampanoag tribes in their objections to the Cape Wind project planned for Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound. ... The commission last night agreed to
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