sacred site

"It is clear from conversations it remains a sacred site," the government said in a statement.

In the L.A. recording community, Clearmountain’s home is a nearly sacred site.

“We hope that those visiting this sacred site understand that these were real people who sacrificed for our freedom,” she said in a statement, “and that they are honored and respected accordingly.”

In the aftermath of the observatory protests, finding the right balance between astronomy and preservation of the Maunakea sacred site remains a challenge.

Oakland’s Indigenous-woman-led Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and members of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation recently held a celebration to mark their preservation of a 2.2-acre sacred site known as the West Berkeley Shellmound.