Federal Court Orders Freeze to Drilling on Hualapai Land in Northern Arizona

Ha ‘Kamwe is a hot spring sacred to the Hualapai Tribe in Northern Arizona. An Australian company is threatening the spring with a proposed lithium mining project. (Ash Ponders for Earthjustice)

Federal Court Orders Freeze to Drilling on Hualapai Land in Northern Arizona

Victory — The Tribe is suing BLM to protect their sacred hot spring from mining

By Earthjustice, Censored News, August 21, 2024

Timna Axel taxel@earthjustice.org

PHOENIX, Arizona — A federal district court judge has granted a temporary restraining order sought by the Hualapai Tribe to freeze a lithium drilling operation that is endangering their lands, including a sacred medicinal spring called Ha’Kamwe’ in the Big Sandy River watershed. The Tribe, represented by Earthjustice and Western Mining Action Project, sued the Interior Department and the Bureau of Land Management earlier this month, after the federal agencies approved a plan to drill over 100 holes reaching depths of 360 feet into the aquifer that feeds Ha’Kamwe’.

Duane Clarke, Chairman of the Hualapai Tribe, said: “Today our people celebrate the granting of the temporary restraining order, but understand our fight is not over. We will continue to bring awareness to the protection of our water.”

Tohono O'odham Ofelia Rivas: The Pirates Who Stole My Words

Ofelia Rivas on her homeland. Photo by Jason Jaacks copyright, Censored News

Tohono O'odham Ofelia Rivas: The Pirates Who Stole My Words

White privilege and piracy permeates university professors and dissertation writers, says Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, pointing out that today more than 20 books use her words about O'odham and the border without her permission. The pirates range from the United Nations and book authors, to non-profits and corporate-paid activists.

By Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, Censored News, August 13, 2024

Pirates

In 2003 the Elders from my fathers community and the ceremony Elders from my mothers community appointed me by consensus to be their voice.

Prior to 9-11 hundreds of heavily-armed border patrol soldiers invaded O'odham lands violently attacking O'odham in their yards, homes, communities, on reservation roads and state highways.

Apache Stronghold Heads to the East

Apache Stronghold in Flagstaff, Arizona. Photo courtesy Apache Stronghold

Apache Stronghold Heads to the East

By Apache Stronghold, Censored News, August 20, 2024
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 As the Apache Stronghold’s prayer journey to the Supreme Court turns East, we are reflecting on our ceremonies and discussions throughout the western segment of the journey. Our prayer journey through the West began in the Lummi Nation, north of Seattle, where we met with the elders of the nations and were given words of encouragement and support.

Mohawk Nation News 'Appeal Court Blues'

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Hualapai Call to Urgent Action: Occupation Begins to Protect Sacred Spring from Lithium Mine

Hualapai Urget Call to Action

Hualapai Call to Urgent Action: Occupation Begins to Protect Sacred Medicine Spring from Lithium Mine

Drilling for the Big Sandy Lithium Project would desecrate Ha’Kamwe’ and the ancestral homelands of the Hualapai people

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 20, 2024

WIKIEUP, Arizona -- Hualapai sent out an urgent call to action, and began an occupation on Monday to protect their sacred medicine spring from the drilling for lithium by an Australian-owned company, with drilling headed by a Navajo Nation enterprise.

"We need people, this is an immediate call to action," Hualapai defenders said, urging those who are serious about protecting the land to join them.

California Coastal Tribes Share Bounty with Apache Stronghold, on the Prayer Journey to Supreme Court

Photo courtesy Molly Peters, Apache Stronghold

California Coastal Tribes Share Bounty with Apache Stronghold, on the Prayer Journey to Supreme Court

Article and photos by Molly Peters, Apache Stronghold, Censored News, August 15, 2024

LOS ANGELES -- The Apache Stronghold traveled to Los Angeles on August 10 for the fourth stop of our journey of prayer to the Supreme Court to stop the shattering of the human existence and protect Mother Earth.