Arizona copper mining: Putting on an ugly face

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Copper mining, deforming the face of mountains, poisoning the water, air and land

By Brenda Norrell

http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/

HAYDEN, Ariz. -- The Arizona mountain slopes in these two photos are just across the road from one another. The photos reveal the devastation of copper mining on Arizona's scenic saguaro hillsides, near Hayden and Winkleman.

ASARCO/Grupo Mexico has poisoned the area with copper mining, between Tucson and Globe, leaving a health-damaging trail of arsenic, lead and copper:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASARCO

While this devastating pollution has not been cleaned up, another copper mine is in the works, about two hours drive southeast of here.

Currently, the new scheme for polluting copper mining is by Rosemont Copper, now seeking to pump Central Arizona Project water to the Santa Ritas, near Green Valley, Ariz., to replace the water that would be used by its planned copper mine.

Puyallup celebrate Native elders on new website

Watch Puyallup online video interviews:

http://www.NativeElders.org/

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Marilyn Wandry Suquamish Tribe
Chief Frank Nelson Musgamagw Tsawataineuk Tribe
Nancy Shippentower-GamesPuyallup Tribe
Billy Frank Jr Nisqually Tribe - Frank's Landing Band
Tom Jackson and How-ee-sha-ta Quileute Tribe

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Also Visit:

PuyallupTribalNews.comNativeArtists.org

Read more about the Puyallup's new websites and how they reach out for respect:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/218578.html

Indigenous Peoples speak out on racism and oppression

By Brenda Norrell
Print edition, Navajo Times

TUCSON, Ariz. – Indigenous Peoples remembered the teachings of Indian spiritual leaders, as they spoke out on the right of passage in their ancestral territories, demanding respect for human rights for Native people in their borderzones, during the International Day of Indigenous Peoples celebration in August.

Jose Matus, Yaqui and director of the Indigenous Alliance without Borders, said Indigenous Peoples have a right to travel their ancestral lands without harassment and abuse by border agents.

“We have the right to cross the border without inspection. We have been here from time immemorial – Tohono O’odham, Akimel O’odham, Kickapoo, Kumeyaay and Yavapai. We all have that historic background,” Matus told dozens of Indigenous Peoples and news reporters.

Michelle Cook, Navajo, spoke of the struggle of Indigenous Peoples and an Anishinabe prophecy known as the teachings of the seven prophets, and the seven fires.

Read article:

http://censored-news.blogspot.com/2007/12/indigenous-peoples-speak-out-on-racism.html

This article appeared in the print edition of Navajo Times, following the Indigenous Peoples Day event in August. It is published here with permission. Photo 1: Jose Matus, Shannon Rivers and Julian Hernandez. Photo 2: Michelle Cook, Shannon Rivers, Julian Hernandez, Kat Rodriguez and Tupac Enrique. Photos Brenda Norrell