By Klee Benally @eelk Draft Environmental Impact Statement Reveals Forest Service Plan to ‘Deviate’ from Existing Laws GALLUP, NM — The Cibola National Forest Service (CNFS) has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a mine proposed on Mt. Taylor that will violate the existing Forest Management Plan. Instead of upholding their current...
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Contact: www.masecoalition.org masecoalition2008@gmail.com Hello friends and allies, Many of you are aware of MASE and the work we are doing in northwestern New Mexico to stop proposed new uranium mines in and around our communities. The Forest Service has just released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Roca Honda mine, the first...
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By Klee Benally @eelk Flagstaff, AZ — On March 28, 2013, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) made it very clear that he doesn’t care about Indigenous Peoples or public health. McCain would appear to be in the pocket of multimillionaire ski area owner and Scottsdale based real estate developer, Eric Borowsky. In his statement,...
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Take action/more info: www.savehickoryground.org/ http://gilariveragainstloop202.wordpress.com/ Save Oak Flat Petition www.protectthepeaks.org Red Butte (Phoenix, Arizona) On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, Native American sacred lands activists from throughout the country, including O’odham, Navajo and Havasupai and Muscogee Creeks, demonstrated at the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) conference to support the preservation of Hickory Ground in Wetumpka, Alabama. ...
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Read the complaint here: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/mining/Grand_Canyon_Uranium_Mining/pdfs/Complaint_03-07-2013.pdf For Immediate Release, March 7, 2013 Contact: Don Watahomigie, Chairman, Havasupai Tribe (928) 448-2731 or (928) 660-0023, htchair@havasupai-nsn.gov Matthew Putesoy, Vice Chairman, Havasupai Tribe, (928) 448-2731, mattputesoy@yahoo.com Roger Clark, Grand Canyon Trust (928) 890-7515, rclark@grandcanyontrust.org Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity (928) 310-6713, tmckinnon@biologicaldiversity.org Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club (602)...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2013 Peaks Defenders Targeted with Federal Charges Coerced into Collateral Forfeiture Agreement Flagstaff Couple Felt ‘Forced’ when Threatened with Additional Charges FLAGSTAFF, AZ –Despite wanting to legally fight the charges brought on them by the Coconino County Forest Service, James Anders and Dawn Dyer state that coercion and underhanded...
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Originally posted at: http://protectthepeaks.org/native-youth-drummers-attacked-by-snowbowl-supporter-at-city-of-flagstaff-ski-event/ Saturday, February 9, 2013 CONTACT: protectpeaks@gmail.com www.protectthepeaks.org Native Youth Drummers Attacked by Snowbowl Supporter at City of Flagstaff Ski Event *Video will be posted soon. Flagstaff, AZ — As part of a weeklong call for actions, more than 50 people gathered in downtown Flagstaff for an Idle No More flash...
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Donate for legal support here. Read more here: www.rampscampaign.org/citizens-bring-the-fight-to-peabody-12-arrested/ Press release from: RAMPS Media press@rampscampaign.org ST. LOUIS, MO — About one hundred protesters are gathered in downtown St. Louis today outside of the Peabody Coal corporate headquarters. St. Louis locals were joined by Navajo residents from Black Mesa, Ariz., Appalachians from coal-burdened West Virginia,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 24, 2012 Contact: Rudy Preston Email: info@truesnow.org Phone: 480-382-5288 www.TrueSnow.org Arizona Snowbowl Starts Making Fake Snow from Treated Sewage… and it’s Yellow FLAGSTAFF, AZ (San Francisco Peaks) — After a decade of legal battles and opposition from environmental groups, concerned citizens, and Indigenous Nations, Arizona Snowbowl ski area has...
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“Idle No More calls on all people to join in a revolution which honors and fulfills Indigenous sovereignty which protects the land and water. Colonization continues through attacks to Indigenous rights and damage to the land and water. We must repair these violations, live the spirit and intent of the treaty relationship, work towards...
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Forest Service attempts to ‘Ban’ Peaks Activists from the Peaks to Prevent Further Protests FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2012 Contact: Klee Benally indigenousaction@gmail.com Peaks Supporters Face Federal Charges in ‘Politically Motivated Attack’ Forest Service attempts to ‘Ban’ them from the Peaks to Prevent Further Protests Note to editors: Video of September 21, 2012...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 10, 2012 CONTACT: Klee Benally indigenousaction@gmail.com National Forest Service Announces New Sacred Sites Policy at the Same Time That Flagstaff Peaks Activists Are Targeted with Federal Charges and Arrest WarrantsPeaks Activists Vow to Fight Charges and Plan to Turn themselves Over to U.S. Marshalls What: Peaks activist Klee Benally and...
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If Gap’s recent “Manifest Destiny” t-shirt, Urban Outfitter’s Navajo panties, and the hipster fetish of wearing headdresses weren’t enough, check out ska-rock group No Doubt’s video for their song “Looking Hot”. The video premiered yesterday replete with nearly every stereotype of Native people in the book. Although the group pulled the video after protests, you can still view...
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American Indian Movement Southern California MAIN CONTACT: Corine Fairbanks Director, AIM So Cal Email: aimsocalifornia@ymail.com Phone: (805) 284-4114 SECONDARY CONTACT: Stephanie Ann Public Relations/Media Assistant Email: aimsocalmedia@yahoo.com For Immediate Release AIM SO CAL DELIVERS DEMANDS, RECEIVES APOLOGY EMAIL FROM GAP REPRESENTATIVE SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 16, 2012 – AIM So Cal Chapter representative delivered...
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*** Update 10/15/12/3:30 p.m. - Gap @Gap Thanks for your feedback about the “Manifest Destiny” t-shirt. Based on customer feedback, we will no longer sell the T. Update 10/15/12 1:30 p.m. – Gap has apparently pulled the “Manifest Destiny” T-shirt from their online store. T-shirt designer apologizes for “survival of the fittest” comment via...
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