Cave Rock : climbers, courts, and a Washoe Indian sacred place

Author/Creator:: Makley, Matthew S., 1974- author
Publication/Creation:: Reno, Nevada ; Las Vegas, [Nevada] : University of Nevada Press, 2010
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: Cave Rock : climbers, courts, and a Washoe Indian sacred place / Matthew S. Makley and Michael J. Makley

Subjects:: Access Fund--Trials, litigation, etc
United States.Forest Service--Trials, litigation, etc
Washoe Indians--Legal status, laws, etc
Sacred space--Law and legislation--Nevada
Rock climbing--Law and legislation--Nevada
Cave Rock (Nev.)
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California--Trials, litigation, etc

Table of Contents:: Introduction -- The center -- The tunnels -- Real powers -- The innovator -- Slayer -- Hunter-gatherers and courts -- Common or uncommon ground -- Adverse effects -- Reactions -- Record of decision -- New directions -- Connections.
Summary:: ""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.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (xii, 132 p., [8] p. of plates ) ill., map
General Note:: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph