“The toll road would have devastating consequences on my relationship to this sacred site and the Ancestors that are buried in the ground.” Rhonda Robles, Acjachemen Tribe
Rhonda Robles, an Acjachemen woman, eloquently describes the signficance of Panhe in her life
today:
“I can tell you from my first hand experiences that the toll road would have
devastating consequences on my relationship to this sacred site and the Ancestors
that are buried in the ground. This is the place that my mother took me to do
special ceremonies with her. It is also the beginning of our Annual Ancestor
Walk, which is in its 11th year. In her last breaths, before she crossed over to the
spirit world, my mother rose from her sick bed and spoke publicly for protection
and preservation of this area. She had to be helped to walk up to the podium and
back to her seat. TCA is in no position to state how I or any other Native
Americans may or may not be affected by the proximity of the proposed toll road
to this land and my spiritual practice. I can assure you that this road will seriously
and irrevocably impair the ability of myself and others of the Acjachemen Nation
to practice our traditional cultural and religious ceremonies.”
Take action to stop the toll road at the February 6 Coastal Commission hearing! savepanhe.org and savesanonofre.org.
