Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

August 25, 2024

'We Want a Future! Shut Down Grand Canyon Uranium Mine' Scenes from the Rally

Oglala Lakota from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, lead rally to shut down Pinyon Plain uranium mine in Grand Canyon on Saturday. Photo by jetsonorama, Censored News

'We Want a Future! Shut Down Grand Canyon Uranium Mine'
Scenes from the Rally

Photos by jetsonorama, Censored News

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.


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.