Press Releases

Press Release: Native Americans Rally to Save Hickory Ground at NIGA Conference

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March 29, 2013
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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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News Release: Peaks Defenders Targeted with Federal Charges Coerced into Collateral Forfeiture Agreement

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March 2, 2013
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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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Native Youth Drummers Attacked by Snowbowl Supporter at City of Flagstaff Ski Event – Dew Downtown

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February 10, 2013
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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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12 Arrested as Diné & Appalachians Join St. Louis Residents in Confronting Peabody

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January 25, 2013
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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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News Release: Arizona Snowbowl Starts Making Fake Snow from Treated Sewage… and it’s Yellow

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December 24, 2012
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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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News Release: Peaks Supporters Face Federal Charges in ‘Politically Motivated Attack’

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December 12, 2012
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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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Peaks Activists Targeted with Federal Charges and Arrest Warrants as Forest Service Announces New Sacred Sites Policy

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December 10, 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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Southern California A.I.M. Issues Demands, GAP Apologizes for “Manifest Destiny” Tshirt

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October 18, 2012
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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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Press Release: Organizations Join Forces to Purchase Center for Community Arts & Activism in Flagstaff, AZ

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September 14, 2012
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Media Release Friday, September 14, 2012 Contact: Klee Benally sileiproject@gmail.com www.oybm.org/silei   Organizations Join Forces to Purchase Center for Community Arts & Activism Contributions Needed for ‘Crowdfunding’ Campaign FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Outta Your Backpack Media (OYBM) & Táala Hooghan Infoshop have joined forces with a new non-profit group called Siléí Community Empowerment Project (SCEP)...
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Forest Service Threatens Legal Implications and Assault of Sacred Fire at Sacred/Holy Peaks Ceremony

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July 6, 2012
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 6, 2012 CONTACT: Brett Ramey Phone: (928) 310-8059 Email: brett@liverealnow.org Forest Service Threatens Legal Implications and Assault of Sacred Fire at Sacred/Holy Peaks Ceremony *Indigenous Elders and Medicine Peoples Council Statement attached. FLAGSTAFF, AZ — U.S. Forest Service officials have threatened Indigenous spiritual leaders, medicine people, and elders with...
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Klee Benally Sentenced To ‘Community Service’, Affirms Commitment to Defending Sacred Peaks

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June 28, 2012
Klee Benally Sentenced To ‘Community Service’, Affirms Commitment to Defending Sacred Peaks

FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Klee Benally, Dine’ (Navajo), was ordered by Coconino Justice Court Judge Howard Grodman to perform community service as consequence to his prayerful act of resistance to desecration of the Holy San Francisco Peaks. Klee took action on August 13, 2011 to address Arizona Snowbowl ski area’s clear-cutting of 74 acres of...
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Flagstaff Community Members Begin Hunger Strike for Protection of the San Francisco Peaks

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June 6, 2012
Flagstaff Community Members Begin Hunger Strike for Protection of the San Francisco Peaks

Visit the Hunger Striker’s facebook page for updates. For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Contact: Joseph Sanders jsanders4477@yahoo.com Jessica Beasley jrbeasley23@yahoo.com Flagstaff Community Members Begin Hunger Strike for Protection of the San Francisco Peaks   FLAGSTAFF, AZ – Two young Flagstaffians announced the beginning of a hunger strike to call attention to human...
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Hopi Tribe: Arizona Snowbowl’s Expansion Will Not Have a Measurable or Significant Economic Impact on the Flagstaff Area

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March 9, 2012
Hopi Tribe: Arizona Snowbowl’s Expansion Will Not Have a Measurable or Significant  Economic Impact on the Flagstaff Area

News Release from the Hopi Tribe: Download the economic report here. Arizona Snowbowl’s Expansion Will Not Have a Measurable or Significant Economic Impact on the Flagstaff Area Kykotsmovi, Ariz. – An economic analysis released by the Hopi Tribe and prepared by Bioeconomics, Inc. determined that the Arizona Snowbowl expansion and the availability of reclaimed wastewater...
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City of Flagstaff Administratively Renews Controversial Contract with Ski Area for Wastewater Snowmaking

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March 8, 2012
City of Flagstaff Administratively Renews Controversial Contract with Ski Area for Wastewater Snowmaking

Native Media Not Invited to Participate in Press Conference   FLAGSTAFF, AZ — In spite of at least ten years of sustained public outcry from Indigenous Nations and community members, City of Flagstaff officials have administratively renewed a controversial 5 year contract to sell up to 180,000,000 gallons of treated sewage effluent to Arizona...
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Indigenous Elders & Supporters Occupy ALEC Member Salt River Project Headquarters

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December 9, 2011
Indigenous Elders & Supporters Occupy ALEC Member Salt River Project Headquarters

Video & Updates at: www.azresistsalec.wordpress.com TEMPE, AZ — Indigenous Dine’ (Navajo) and O’odham elders and supporters are taking direct action by occupying Salt River Project (SRP) headquarters today at 10am. This action is occurring while the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) holds their “States & Nation Policy Summit” in Scottsdale, AZ. SRP is on...
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