Lincoln Police say several trespassing arrests have been made since Monday at a housing development site near Wilderness Park. Native American activists joined hands and formed a line across the road to try and block heavy equipment from accessing the worksite.
The activists believe the development will disrupt sacred sweat lodge ceremonies that are held across the road from the site. “Native people, we’ve been forcibly removed for the last 500 years,” Renee Sans Souci of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska told KLIN News. “Were tired of this. Leave us alone and go develop somewhere else, not here.”
Lincoln Police Chief Teresa Ewins says officers are on site making sure the protests remains peaceful. “We had one arrest yesterday and we have had multiple arrests today. Everyone’s being very cooperative and peaceful.”
Photos: Chris Lofgreen KLIN News