Border Wall Construction Destroys 1,000 Year Old Sacred Place of Hia-Ced O'odham

Tohono O'odham Nation: 'Devastating and Entirely Avoidable Loss'

Border Wall Construction Destroys 1,000 Year Old Sacred Place of Hia-Ced O'odham

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Construction crews in Arizona who are building President Trump’s expanded border wall have razed a portion of a Native American archeological site in the Sonoran Desert estimated to be at least 1,000 years old. Aerial photos reveal that bulldozers caused extensive damage to a 280-by-50-foot etching in the desert sand known as an intaglio, which holds special significance for the Hia-Ced O’odham people.

Lorraine Marquez Eiler, co-founder of the International Sonoran Desert Alliance and an elder of the Hia-Ced O’odham, says locals informed both the work crews and Border Patrol officials about the significance of the intaglio. “On Thursday, late afternoon, they were still talking about how to protect the area and went home feeling that they were still working together. On Friday, for whatever reason, the contractors bulldozed the area,” says Marquez Eiler. 

Victory for Lakota Youths Protecting Sacred Pe'Sla

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Company withdraws from controversial Black Hills exploratory drilling project

By:Seth Tupper-May 8, 2026

South Dakota Searchlight

A company that’s being sued for exploratory drilling near a culturally significant site in South Dakota’s Black Hills is withdrawing from the project, according to a letter shared with project opponents.

The opponents include the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, which posted a copy of the letter and a statement Friday on social media.

U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues' Final Priorities -- Climate Change, Women's Rights, and Repressions, 2026

U.N.  Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues' Final Priorities -- Climate Change, Women's Rights, and Repressions, 2026

U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2026

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, May 1, 2026

NEW YORK -- The priorities of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues included climate change, forced sterilization, repressions and the rights of refugees, as Indigenous Peoples concluded the two-week session on Friday in New York. 

The dialogue on climate change was the first priority in the draft final statement. It recognizes positive efforts led by Australia, First Nations in Canada, and Brazil. The next priority is the recognition of the right of the Arab Emirates just transition work program. The just transition involving minerals and 'green transition' follows as the priority

Lakota Youths Locked Down to Drilling Equipment at Pe'Sla

Lakota Youths Locked Down to Drilling Equipment at Pe'Sla. The Occupation by Oceti Sakowin Continues on Sunday with Drilling Shut Down at Two Sites.

Law enforcement and the Forest Service issued a warning statement on Saturday, which the protectors said they do not recognize or honor.

Drilling is Shut Down Now: Two Drilling Sites are Shut Down and All Workers Were Sent Home on Thursday. Lakota Youths Protecting Their Water Demand that all Drilling be Halted Until this is Heard in Court on Monday.

By NDN Collective, April 30, Updated May 1, 2026

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Photos by Angel White Eyes

Lakota youth have locked down onto the drilling equipment at Pe’ Sla. An alter has been set up and community members have offered prayers. The drilling company said that law enforcement is on the way.