Border Wall Construction Bulldozes Indigenous Sacred Site

The Raid host, John Carlos Frey speaks with Professor David Martinez — director of the Institute for Transborder Indigenous Nations at Arizona State University and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community — about the recent bulldozing by border wall construction of Las Playas, a thousand-year-old geoglyph sacred to the Hia-Ced O'odham people of the Sonoran Desert. Professor Martinez explains the deep spiritual and ceremonial significance of the site, which he describes as a "compass" oriented north-south and linked to the O'odham salt-gathering ceremony — a ritual considered equivalent in importance to war. Martinez expresses righteous anger at the destruction, calling it entirely avoidable, while offering hope rooted in centuries of O'odham resilience: "We've survived centuries of colonization… and we'll be here for another thousand years."  https://theraidpodcast.org/  https://search.asu.edu/profile/1099665 Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates").  The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.