by Charles Levendosky

About the author: Charles Levendosky is the editorial page editor of the Casper (WY) Star-Tribune. He has won numerous awards for his commentary on First Amendment issues.

When the National Park Service shows some sensitivity to the religious needs of Native Americans, stomp it.

And be sure to grind a heel into American Indian religious liberty.

That's the way Mountain States Legal Foundation in Denver apparently views it. The foundation filed a lawsuit against the Park Service's cultural sensitivity in March 1996.

Devils Tower, located in northeast Wyoming, has been a sacred site for many northern Plains Indian tribes for centuries.

It was designated as America's first national monument by President Teddy Roosevelt in 1906 and is administered by the National Park Service.

Park Service officials at Devils Tower recognize that it...