Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

November 21, 2024

Reciprocity: Indigenous Storytellers Film Series, Watch Now




SŪKŪJULA TEI (Stories of My Mother) David Hernandez Palmar with Flor Palmar (Wayuu Iipuana) During a visit to her sister Amaliata, Rosa, a wise Wayuu woman, teaches her grandchildren the importance of reciprocity within their culture.

Reciprocity: Indigenous Storytellers Film Series

FILMS: Amplifying Indigenous Stories
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November 20, 2024

Peehee Mu'huh, Thacker Pass: Activists Sued by Mining Company Tell Their Stories



Activists Sued by Mining Company Tell Their Stories

by  | Nov 20, 2024 | 

WINNEMUCCA, Nevada -- Six people who were sued by Lithium Nevada Corporation last year for protesting the Thacker Pass lithium mine are telling their stories for the first time.

Today, each defendant in the case released a statement explaining who they are and why they took action to defend Thacker Pass, and calling for the public to support their case.

The group includes Dean Barlese, a 66-year-old spiritual leader from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe who was regularly at the protest camps before his foot was amputated due to health issues. Dean’s passion for defending the land drew him back to Thacker Pass soon after his life-changing operation, and he was on the front lines of the 2023 protests.

November 19, 2024

Tewa Women United: Pueblo Infants Endangered by Los Alamos National Laboratory's Radiation Plan

New Report Reveals Los Alamos National Laboratory's Tritium Venting Could Have Triple the Radiation Exposure to Infants Compared to Adults



Tewa Women United: Pueblo Infants Endangered by Los Alamos National Laboratory's Radiation Plan

Native-Led Nonprofit Tewa Women United Commissioned Two Reports
to Study Impacts. Finding: Los Alamos National Laboratory Omitted Dose Calculations to Infants and Children in Their Compliance Application

By Tewa Women United, Censored News, November 19, 2024

ESPANOLA, New Mexico — The Native-led nonprofit organization Tewa Women United, based in Española, New Mexico, has released two independent scientific technical reports assessing the implications and adherence to regulations concerning Los Alamos National Laboratory’s proposal to release tritium into the open atmosphere from four Flanged Tritium Waste Containers located in Area G, near White Rock, New Mexico.