Thirty rightwing militia battling federal government and Paiute Indians native to the land for thousands of years both claim proper to Malheur wildlife refuge The press conferences were spaced two hours apart on Wednesday – one by armed militia leader Ammon Bundy,the other by a local Paiute Indian tribal leader. They expressed competing visions for the future of a swath of federally managed land in rural south-eastern Oregon.
At issue: who has more of a say over the contested Malheur national wildlife refuge? A band of mostly out-of-state commandos who have seized control of the property to manufacture a point with the federal government, or Native Americans whose ancestors have lived on the land for thousands of years?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com