Removing the Devil's Dirt

may 30, 2003  11:18 am
Removing the Devil's Dirt
Using a variation of the environmental racism argument, the Southern Ute tribe fights for removal of toxic waste from an ancient burial ground. Salt Lake City Weekly's John F. Harrington examines the principle of shundahai, a Shoshone belief in peace and harmony with all creation, and now Western tribes are using it to assert legal rights that could force the government to protect their sacred beliefs.