European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 29, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 indians lose bid to halt dredging of Calif Creek los Angeles Ai a Federal judge turned Dawn a bid by a faction of chumash indians 1o Block dredging of a Ventura county Creek that they contend 14 a sacred burial . District judge Pamela Ann Kymer said m a 27 Page decision thai the chumash did not establish thai their first amendment right to practice religion would be violated by the flood control improvement project and a plan to re Bury the remains of 42 chumash indians. The Ventura county flood control districts plan to improve the Cal Caguas Creek Channel South of Oxnard was approved by two other chumash factions which agreed thai the remains uncovered there should he reburied in thousand oaks1 Oakbrook Park. The coastal chumash did nol agree with the reburial plan however saying it violated their religious and civil rights by destroying a place where Medicine men and women go to say prayers and perform religious rues. Gerald Nowak. Deputy director of Public works for Ventura county said the work Al the ii by a learn of archaeologists from California stale University at Northridge will continue until the Middle of this week. The remains which Dak Buck about 1,500 Yean will then be Les cd Al the University of California at Santa Barbara and resumed Wulw chumash for reburial. The court Battle Between the Southern Council of the coastal band of the chumash nation and the county began earlier this Man in when he chumash filed a s50 million lawsuit Gamst the county the Ven Tura county flood control District and several state and Federal  two other chumash factions the can Clana american Indian Council and the Ven Iurino band of the chumash were also named As defendants. The plan to move the chumash remains to Oak Brook Park in thousand Oaks was devised after the Ventura county Board of supervisors Learned it would lose $785,000 in Federal flood control funds unless it a mild keep the remains from washing out to sea the area is listed in the National registry of histor ical places because of the chumash relies found there previously. / f i j v j of of a i f j of in r 1 .1 i j1