Indigenous Peoples Day post revives debate over how the Alamo\u2019s history should be told<\/a><\/p>\nFor many with Indigenous heritage, Donnel Point \u2014 which sits along the La Quinta Channel \u2014 holds deep meaning. For Love Sanchez, it represents a sense of pride.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a mixed native of this area. I am Karankawa, Lipan Apache, so the fact that my roots are here, it matters,\u201d Sanchez said.<\/p>\n
Sanchez says she is concerned about industry\u2019s role at the sacred site. A recent webinar outlined a timeline of Donnel Point\u2019s history under industrial use, noting the site has been under ownership of the Port of Corpus Christi since 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know what this permit is going to turn into. From what we saw, it was a 404 permit. The Army Corps of Engineers handles 404 and 401 permits, which is dredging, digging,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
According to legal experts who spoke during the webinar, while there is currently no movement on the permit, that could change.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey still have the permit theoretically to dredge this site, and in December 2026, this permit will expire and come up for renewal again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sanchez says preserving history is critical, comparing Donnel Point to another treasured piece of land \u2014 Oso Creek.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis particular area, there was like a grave site, like a burial site, because that\u2019s where we would bury our loved ones. Some sites were gathering spots, and some were burial sites for our loved ones,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Regardless of how long it takes, Sanchez says her mission remains unchanged.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do is protect that area basically from being destroyed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For many with Indigenous heritage, Donnel Point, which sits along the La Quinta Channel, holds deep meaning. CORPUS…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-105859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-corpus-christi","9":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","10":"tag-corpus-christi-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}