This monument is scheduled to be bisected by a four-lane highway in order to allow the mayor of Albuquerque to say that he is doing something about the sprawl caused by his campaign developers. I will try to come back when I have more time to write up a discussion of this controversy. Meanwhile, here is a discussion of the controversy, the first reasonably coherent one I can find. There are surely others though; the story has had coverage here and ya, this is not the best source as it is a personal page and liable to a) be questioned as to accuracy and b) become abandoned. If anyone is interested in researching this before i can get to it, search terms would be Martin Chavez, Paseo del Norte Extension and West Mesa Albuquerque Pueblo ancestors and Apache traditions.
There is no doubt coverage at www.alibi.com and on The Albuquerque Journal website, which is unfortunately limited to subscribers. Try the Albuquerque Tribune.
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