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词条 Zuni Salt Lake
释义

  1. History

  2. Controversy

  3. References

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}}Zuni Salt Lake, also Zuñi Salt Lake is a rare high desert lake, and a classic maar. It is located in Catron County, about 60 miles south of the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Zuñi Salt Lake is extremely shallow, with a depth of only four feet in the wet season. During the dry season, much of the water evaporates leaving behind saltflats. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2] It is part of the Red Hill volcanic field.[3]

History

For centuries, the Pueblo people of the Southwest, including the Zuni, Acoma, Laguna, Hopi and Taos pueblos, have made annual pilgrimages to Zuñi Salt Lake to harvest salt, for both culinary and ceremonial purposes. Ancient roadways radiate out from the lake to the various pueblos and ancient pueblo sites, such as Chaco. The lake itself is considered sacred, home of the Salt Mother deity, known to the Zuñi as Ma'l Okyattsik'i. Also known as Las Salinas to early Hispanic settlers in the area.

Famous Indian chief Geronimo, in Geronimo's Story of His Life reported the following about the lake: "We obtained our salt from a little lake in the Gila Mountains.... When visiting this lake our people were not allowed to even kill game or attack an enemy. All creatures were free to go and come without molestation."

The Zuni Salt Lake was not part of the Zuñi reservation originally recognized by the U.S. government, but the U.S. returned the lake itself, and {{convert|5000|acre|ha km2}} surrounding it, to Zuni control in 1985.

Controversy

From 1994 to 2003, there was a proposal to develop a coal mine near the Zuni Salt Lake.[4][5] It would have involved extraction of water from the aquifer below the lake as well as construction between the lake and the Pueblo of Zuñi.[6][7] The proposal was withdrawn after several lawsuits, and is regarded as an important exercise of native rights in the United States.

References

1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.clocations.com/cviewmap.aspx?list=region&state=NM®ion=Zuni%20Salt%20Lake&lid=1189893 | title = Zuni Salt Lake | publisher = cLocations | accessdate = July 24, 2007 }}
2. ^(nd) National Register of Historic Places – Catron County, New Mexico. Retrieved 6/16/07.
3. ^{{cite journal |authors = Crumpler, L. S., and Lucas, S. G.,|title = Volcanoes of New Mexico: An Abbreviated Guide For Non-Specialists|year = 2001|journal = Volcanology in New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin|volume = 18|pages = 5–15|url = http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/online-exhibits-geoscience/volcanoes-new-mexico|accessdate = 2010-05-04}}
4. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20050207202303/http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200211/winona.asp LaDuke, Winona (2002) "The Salt Woman and the Coal Mine" Sierra Magazine]
5. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20030904190614/http://www.achp.gov/casearchive/casesspg03NM-AZ.html Legard, Carol (August 15, 2003) "New Mexico and Arizona: Construction of Fence Lake Mine" U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation]
6. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20040725084912/http://www.sacredland.org/zuni_salt_lake.html Zuni Salt Lake Earth Island Institute (2004)]
7. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20040718185853/www.sacredland.org/Bowekaty.pdf Testimony of Malcolm B. Bowekaty, Governor of the Zuni Tribe before the United States Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, July 17, 2002, Washington, D.C.]
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12 : Landforms of Catron County, New Mexico|Crater lakes|Endorheic lakes of the United States|Lakes of New Mexico|Bodies of water of Catron County, New Mexico|Religious places of the indigenous peoples of North America|Native American history of New Mexico|Sacred lakes|Saline lakes of the United States|Maars of New Mexico|Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico|National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico

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