The tribes — the Mashpee Wampanoag of Cape Cod and the Aquinnah Wampanoag of Martha’s Vineyard Natives have won a cultural victory over wind-farm development in their area arguing that such a farm comprising 130 wind-turbine would invade their spiritual and cultural space which the powers that be appear to agree with. They argued that the farm would interfere with their spiritual ritual of greeting the sunrise, which requires unobstructed views across the sound, and disturb ancestral burial grounds.
It is heartening to see this victory. Developers must respect people's culture and spiritual base from which they operate. This is what promotes cultural understanding. Read the story
For Controversial Wind Farm Off Cape Cod, Latest Hurdle Is Spiritual - NYTimes.com
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