Chaco Canyon and the Greater Chaco Area are among the world’s most treasured sacred and archaeological sites, but the region is threatened by fossil fuel extraction. In Part 1 we heard from activists and Native people involved in resisting the expansion of drilling and fracking in the Greater Chaco Area. In this episode, Part 2, we will hear from a New Mexico State Legislator Derrick Lente, Executive Director of Salmon Ruins Museum  Larry Baker, Eric Blinman Director of the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies, and Preservation Archaeologist Paul Reed.

Here are links to the interviews in their entirety: • Derrick Lente • Larry Baker • Eric Blinman • Paul Reed

Music by: Native Flute Ensemble, Buffy Sainte-Marie, A Tribe Called Red, Northern Cree, Sihasin, and Dana Lyons.

• FrackOffChaco • Environment New Mexico • Bureau of Land Management – New Mexico Office

• New York Times OpEd: The Treasures of Chaco Canyon Are Threatened by Drilling

Podcast: Download (Duration: 56:49 — 130.5MB)