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| Tribal Chairman Arlo Crutcher (center) and Lithium Americas Alexi Zawadzki (right) at Thursday's session with Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone. Watch the video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dorece.sam/videos/463678112513779 |
While some Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone are meeting with Lithium Americas, promising benefits today -- Winnemucca elderly and disabled are living at Motel 6. Grandmothers evicted with their grandchildren said they have been evicted from their homes to make way for lithium mine housing.
By Brenda Norrell
Censored News
Updated Feb. 9, 2023
FORT McDERMITT PAIUTE-SHOSHONE NATION -- Lithium Americas met Thursday with Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone, claiming it was consultation. A federal judge ruled in favor of a lithium mine on the Paiute Massacre Site at Thacker Pass on Monday.
When the session began, Lithium Americas was asked by a tribal member what they were doing here.
"From our perspective, we consider it consultation," said Alexi Zawadzki, president of North American Operation for Lithium Americas, which is based in Vancouver, Canada. It is the parent company of Lithium Nevada.
Dorece Sam, Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone, live-streamed the session.
"All I can say is yesterday's meeting was Bullshit. My people don't understand what Lithium Nevada is -- just all broken promises."