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"Allies" of Native Tribe interrupt border wall construction

CONSTRUCTION OF PART OF THEBORDER WALL -- NEAR THE 'ORGANPIPE CACTUS NATIONALMONUMENT.'

THAT LED TENSEMOMENTS -- AND ACTION BY THENATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO CLOSEMORE PORTIONS NEAR THEMONUMENT.

HERE'S NINE ON YOURSIDE'S ROGELIO MARES -- WITHTODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS.THE DAY BEGAN WITH A RELEASEFROM A GROUP CALLINGTHEMSELVES ALLIES OF THETOHONO O'ODHAM NATION ANDOTHER TRIBES IN SOUTHERNARIZONA.

IN THE RELEASE: APLAN TO DEMONSTRATE AND HOLD ACEREMONY ON NATIVE LANDS WHERETHERE ALSO HAPPENS TO BECONSTRUCTION OF A BORDER WALL.DEMONSTRATE, THEY DID... ITALL HAPPENED NEAR QUITOBAQUITOSPRINGS IN FAR SOUTHWESTERN,ARIZONA.

DEMONSTRATORS SAID INTHEIR RELEASE: "THE LAND ISSACRED TO THE TOHONO O'ODHAMNATION AND REGULARLY USED TOHOLD CEREMONIES AND PAY HOMAGETO ANCESTORS." TENSE MOMENTSWERE RECORDED AND POSTED TOSOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS EARLIERTODAY SHOWING FEDERAL AGENTSIN PHYSICAL CONFRONTATION WITHDEMONSTRATORS.

WHILE THE GROUPDENIED KGUN9'S REQUESTS FORCOMMENTS, A SPOKESPERSON DIDSAY THEY PLAN TO ISSUE ARELEASE ON THURSDAY.

ASTATEMENT WAS PROVIDED TOKGUN9 BY THE NATIONAL PARKSERVICE.

IN PART, THE PARKSERVICE TOLD KGUN9 NO ARRESTSWERE MADE CUSTOMS AND BORDERPATROL AGENTS WERE BROUGHT INTO HELP WITH ENFORCEMENT OFTHE CLOSED AREA AND PARKSSERVICE SUPPORTS THE GROUPSFIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TOPROTEST HOWEVER THIS PART OFTHE PARK WAS CLOSED BECAUSE OFONGOING CONSTRUCTION.

THE PARKSERVICE ADDED IT WILL WORKWITH THE TOHONO O'ODHAM NATIONTO ENSURE CONTINUED ACCESS FORTRIBAL USE.

ROGELIO MARESKGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.THE GREEN VALLEY FIRE DISTRICTIS PLACING A 13- MILLION