by Max Wilbert | Apr 6, 2021 | Resistance Updates
Thacker Pass, or Peehee mm huh, is threatened for an open pit lithium mine. In this video, myself and Will Falk of Protect Thacker Pass, and Daranda Hinkey of the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe, speak from the top of Sentinel Rock at the eastern side of Thacker...
by Will Falk | Mar 29, 2021 | Resistance Updates
Great news! The Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Council accepted a petition filed by tribal members today and agreed to withdraw from a Project Engagement Agreement the previous tribal council had signed with Lithium Nevada for the proposed Thacker Pass open...
by Max Wilbert | Mar 24, 2021 | Resistance Updates
A few weeks ago, I met with a native family from the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone tribe. They were standing with me outside a public meeting in Orovada, Nevada, protesting a proposed open-pit lithium mine which Lithium Americas Corporation (and its local subsidiary,...
by Will Falk | Mar 21, 2021 | Resistance Updates
It’s been awhile since we provided a video update from the Protect Thacker Pass camp. Spring is arriving at Thacker Pass with new energy. Local Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone tribal members are mobilizing to resist Lithium Americas proposed open pit mine....
by Will Falk | Mar 21, 2021 | Resistance Updates
On Friday, March 19, members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone tribe and other indigenous folks finished a 273 mile prayer walk at Thacker Pass. The prayer walk concluded with ceremony and prayers for Thacker Pass and all exploited lands around the world. Many...
by Max Wilbert | Mar 19, 2021 | Resistance Updates
Opposition to the greenwashed Lithium Americas / Lithium Nevada open-pit mine project is growing stronger with each passing day. Protests have taken place on the Fort McDermitt reservation, at the Lithium Nevada office in Winnemucca, and at the Bureau of Land...
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