Western Shoshone call for immediate encampment

WESTERN SHOSHONE ALERT:
By Brenda Norrell

MOUNT TENABO, WESTERN SHOSHONE TERRITORY --Western Shoshone are calling for immediate support and an encampment to protect the trees being ripped out by the roots for gold mining by Barrick Gold on sacred Mount Tenabo. Western Shoshone protested the destruction today and halted the damage for three hours. "They are piling up the trees like dead bodies," one of the Shoshone said. Western Shoshone Bill Larson urged supporters to come immediately and bring water, food, warm clothing, blankets and firewood for an encampment.

For support and media interviews:

Carrie Dann, Western Shoshone grandmother, 775-468-0230

Dan Randolph, Great Basin Resource Watch, 775-722-4056

Julie Cavanaugh-Bill, Western Shoshone Defense Project, 775-744-2565 or

wsdp@igc.org

Photo: The late Corbin Harney.

Western Shoshone statement:

Western Shoshone grandmothers resistance