For several years there has been a movement to protect Chaco Canyon from the effects of fracking, yet it was not until 2022 that Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland imposed a ban on fracking within a 10-mile radius of Chaco. But Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and a coalition of Navajos who own land allotments within the 10-mile fracking ban zone have come out against the protections. Under the ban, Navajo land allottees can no longer lease their lands for development; the ban effectively limits the economic opportunities for the allottees and their families. The Navajo Nation has expressed concern over the impact of the ban on the economic development of the allotted portion of the reservation. This creates a novel situation for Indigenous communities: Native peoples resisting the protection of an Indigenous sacred site because of economics. These are some of the topics researched and discussed in "Sacred Places, Sacred Rights," an upper-division, Indigenous liberal studies course at the Institute of American Indian Arts. The course examines "human and land-based characteristics that create a sacral quality. Legal issues relating to protection and access of sacred sites will be explored." The core reading is Deloria's "God Is Red," with further commentary from both Indigenous and non- Indigenous writers on the nature of the sacred and sacred sites. Through the course, students also look at laws, policies, and court cases that impact sacred sites. The first half of the semester covers the nature of sacred places. After midterms, the course materials move into legal matters based on court cases, policy papers, and direct-action reports.