Native American burial mound
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The Associated Press
VALLEJO, CA (AP) - Vallejo city officials have agreed not to develop a park where Native American remains are buried without approval from tribes - a move that could end a three-month tribal protest at the site.
The deal approved by the Vallejo parks board and City Council this week requires two tribes -- the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation and the Cortina Band of Patwin Indians -- to sign off on any development plans for Glen Cove park.
Tribes have occupied the park since April to prevent the city from moving forward with a $1.3 million plan to add a parking lot, bathrooms, benches and trails.
The tribes say the land is a burial ground and should be left alone.
Protester Norman Deocampo tells the San Francisco Chronicle the tribes will pack up and leave once they feel the deal is set.
The Associated Press