Winnemucca Paiute and Shoshone Remain Evicted from Homes -- Denied Justice by Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals

Paiute and Shoshone Elderly and Disabled Remain Evicted from their Homes by the Disputed Tribal Council

Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals of Nevada Denies Request For Stay

Water Protector Legal Collective
Sandra Freeman, Staff Attorney

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Nevada Protector Legal Services
Alexandra Rawlings, Directing Attorney, Indian Law Project and Farmworker Project
arawlings@nevadalegalservices.org
December 29, 2022

WINNEMUCCA INDIAN COLONY, Paiute and Shoshone lands, Nevada, U.S.A — After the Winnemucca Tribal Court summarily evicted the Elders and other Residents without a trial and banished several others on December 2, 2022, the Intertribal Court of Appeals of Nevada (ITCAN) heard oral arguments from attorneys from ​​Water Protector Legal Collective (WPLC) and Nevada Legal Services (NLS) requesting to stay the eviction and banishment orders entered at summary judgment by the tribal court, and set the matter for a hearing on December 15, 2022.

Dine' Warn Navajo Council of Rare Species and Dangers of Helium Mining Targeting T’iis Názbąs Community

 

Dine' in T’iis Názbąs, Teec Nos Pos, warn the Navajo Nation Council of the dangers of helium mining, the presence of a rare plant species, and the threat to local water sources

Dine' community members here, in the Four Corners Region of the Navajo Nation, said the helium wells would be drilled in a residential area and the studies by the Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company are outdated.

Zapatistas Journey for Life through Europe featured in 'La Montana' in World Premiere

Diego Enrique Osorno with commanders Galeano and Moíses. (Facebook / Diego Enrique Osorno)

Zapatistas' Journey for Life through Europe featured in 'La Montana' in World Premiere in Netherlands

La Montana, a new documentary of the Zapatistas' Journey for Life through Europe, will be featured in its World Premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, January 25 -- Feb. 5, 2023. Filmmaker Diego Enrique Osorno was onboard when Zapatistas sailed across the Atlantic from the coast of Mexico, arriving in Spain.

Diego Enrique Osorno)

Quien reports:

The Mexican filmmaker, writer and journalist, Diego Enrique Osorno, will present his recent documentary project, La Montaña in the Harbor section of the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

La Montaña, is the title of this project, which follows seven Mayan indigenous people who belong to the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, known as the EZLN, on their journey across the Atlantic Ocean while recounting their stories of resistance in the mountains of Chiapas.

https://www.quien.com/cultura/2022/12/21/la-montana-el-nuevo-proyecto-de-diego-osorno-estrenara-en-roterdam

https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/

Danny Blackgoat Soars to Spirit World

Danny Blackgoat, son of Roberta Blackgoat, longtime resister to relocation and government oppression, soars to Spirit World

Danny's wife Liz Blackgoat said, "It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my beloved husband, Danny Blackgoat. He left this world sometime Sunday night, Dec 18. His transition to spirit occurred on the land, at the place that he loved the most."

Danny K. Blackgoat passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at the age of 70. He was born in Dinnebeto and grew up in the Big Mountain area. He attended Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, completing his bachelor’s degree.