Native Americans Protest Plan to Build Rail Stop on Historic Land

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Indian Tribes in Utah are protesting the construction of a commuter rail stop on what was once a Native American village.

Gov. John Huntsman signed a bill for a land swap and the subsequent development of the Utah Transit Authorities FrontRunner stop as well as, a private development.

Five tribes in Utah have said that they are going to deliver resolutions to the governors office opposing the project. The site of the railstop would be built on a 3,000 year-old Native American village where priceless artifacts have been discovered.

"We've been told they found over 30,000 objects in less than one percent of the area," Parry said. "It's a significant, significant site."

Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert, who is expected to take office next month after the current Gov. becomes embassador to China, says that he will call a meeting together of the Tranist authority, Indian tibes, and officals to find an alternative solution.

Opinion:

Native American heritage is more important than a train stop. The governor should have never signed a bill that would destroy that heritage. There must be some way that the Transit authority could build around this site.