Undermining the Sacred with a Settler Mentality

Undermining the Sacred with a Settler Mentality

This poster intends to portray the complete disregard for Indigenous Religion and sacred landscapes. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and a Supreme Court majority expressed in Lyng through a series of quotes pulled directly from the case. We want people to think about the hypocrisy of an outsider deciding the fate of a Religious Landmark when monetary and racist motives are present.

Angie Hyde, Joe Arellano, and Rio Riotutar

Humboldt State Special Collections

Humboldt State - Native American Studies 325
Native Tribes of California

03/26/2018

36" X 48"

English

1 Page

California Indian Conference

Lyng v. Northwest allowed for the blatant destruction of an integral sacred site for the Yurok, Tolowa, Karuk, and
Hupa Peoples. The proposed Gasquet-Orleans road project threatened an area of forest that, since the beginning of time, local tribes have conducted special ceremonies, rights, and journeys within.

Poster

36" X 48"