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Showing posts with label Interior Sec. Deb Haaland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Interior Sec. Deb Haaland. Show all posts

August 24, 2024

Interior Sec. Haaland Speaks on Protecting the Earth at DNC, Apparently Forgetting that She is Destroying It

Paiute and Shoshone defended Peehee Mu'huh, the Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada. Lithium Americas of Canada, called Lithium Nevada in the U.S., filed a lawsuit against the defenders and continues to drill for lithium where their ancestors remain.

Interior Sec. Haaland Speaks on Protecting the Earth at the Democratic National Convention, Apparently Forgetting that She is Destroying It

Genocide takes me many forms: Genocide in boarding schools; the production of weapons for genocide in Palestine; and the genocide of poisoning and destroying the Sacred Ceremonial Places, where the prayers and songs keep the people alive. -- Censored News

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 23, 2024

Interior Sec. Deb Haaland spoke about protecting the planet at the Democratic National Convention -- apparently forgetting her support for lithium mining into the Paiute Massacre Site Peehee Mu'huh in Nevada, and the fact that she is being sued by three Native American Tribes in Arizona for destroying the sacred.

“Let me go back to a lesson I learned in the deserts of the Southwest. We all have a role in protecting our earth for future generations," Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, told the DNC on Thursday.