Cave Rock
Subtitle: climbers, courts, and a Washoe Indian sacred place
By: Matthew S. Makley and Michael J. Makley
Contributors: Makley, Michael J.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Reno
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780874178272
Subjects: United States. Forest Service; United States; Trials, litigation; Sacred space; Washoe Indians; Rock climbing; Law and legislation; Access Fund; Legal status, laws
Description: ""Danger, ancient legends, and a legal fight for the sacred. This powerful book ... is a balanced account of the legal struggle over an important historic site-Donald L. Fixico, author of American Indians in a Modern World" ""Against all odds and historical precedents, Nevada's Washoe Tribe won the right to protect Cave Rock, a sacred cultural site, from sport climbers. This compelling tale of cultural and political persistence explains how they succeeded."--Sherry L. Smith, author of Reimagining Indians: Native Americans Through Anglo Eyes, 1880-1940" "Cave Rock recounts a lengthy dispute between the Washoe Indians, a small Nevada tribe, and a number of athletes, supported by powerful corporations, who turned a Washoe sacred place on the shore of Lake Tahoe into a world-class rock-climbing site. The book follows the legal challenges and administrative decisions that finally led to an unprecedented 2007 court ruling prohibiting sport climbing on Cave Rock."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The center; title: The tunnels; title: Real powers; title: The innovator; title: Slayer; title: Hunter-gatherers and courts; title: Common or uncommon ground; title: Adverse effects; title: Reactions; title: Record of decision; title: New directions; title: Connections.