Legal Update

Legal Update

Protect Thacker Pass has been receiving a lot of questions about whether Judge Miranda Du’s decision to deny Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and the People of Red Mountain’s Motion for Reconsideration of her order denying their Motion for Preliminary Injunction...
An Astonishing Amount of Lead

An Astonishing Amount of Lead

“An Astonishing Amount of Lead” (when legal writing makes me weep) by Will Falk In the early morning hours of September 12, 1865, 18 white soldiers of Company E, 1st Nevada Cavalry, under the command of Captain Robert C. Payne and Lieutenant Littlefield,...
What we mean when we say “massacre”

What we mean when we say “massacre”

What we mean when we say “massacre” (Reflecting on the September 12, 1865 Thacker Pass Massacre) Words can, of course, be dangerous. That’s why we keep some words tightly wrapped and shoved into the darkest, coldest corners of our minds. We stuff the realest meanings...
The Stars at Thacker Pass

The Stars at Thacker Pass

Looking for a god? the stars in Peehee mu’huh ask why not us? We’re always there whether you see us or not We’re infinite the sleepless can tell you We do not rule by force but through the charisma in freely offered splendor Instead of ten, we have...