Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

August 23, 2024

Protests Against Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Continue Saturday, August 24, 2024


Protest at Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine in Grand Canyon in August. Photo Center for Biological Diversity


Protests Against Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Continue Saturday, August 24, 2024

Coalition statement, Censored News

GRAND CANYON, Arizona — Conservation advocates will join Tribal leaders and members Saturday, Aug. 24, to demand the closure of the Pinyon Plain uranium mine that threatens the waters of the Grand Canyon and the Havasupai Tribe.

Mohawk Nation News 'Big Ship Stuck in Kahnawake'


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August 21, 2024

Federal Judge Halts Haaland's Runaway Train of Destruction of Native Sacred Places in Arizona


Hualapai's Ha'Kamwe Ceremonial Spring




Federal Judge Halts Haaland's Runaway Train of Destruction of Native Sacred Places in Arizona

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 21, 2024

In a bizarre twist, attorneys for the U.S. government said an Australian company has to drill into Hualapai's Ceremonial Place because it is necessary for "green energy transition." A federal judge ruled otherwise and halted the drilling for lithium with a temporary restraining order.

The head of a Navajo tribal enterprise had already rushed in and agreed to head up the drilling into the sacred. On Monday, Hualapai defenders began an encampment to protect their sacred land and water.

Quechan Join Apache Stronghold on Prayer Journey to Supreme Court




Quechan Join Apache Stronghold on Prayer Journey to Supreme Court

Written by Báásé Pike, Apache Stronghold, Photos by Molly Peters
Censored News, August 21, 2024

On our prayer journey to the Supreme Court we gathered with the Ft. Yuma Quechan Nation. We met with Quechan leaders and members. We had an empowering discussion with council members and Lorey Cachora, archaeologist and tribal historian.