Protect Thacker Pass
We are an independent, grassroots collective of people resisting the Thacker Pass lithium mine. We work in solidarity with regional indigenous people. Thacker Pass, or Peehee mm’huh, is sacred land to the Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone, and critical wildlife habitat. We invite all people with good hearts to help us stop the greenwashing!
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Let’s fight back together
Yesterday, I attended a Tribal Leaders Summit at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) with the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC). The event was hosted by UNR's Office of Indigenous Relations, University Center of Economic Development, and the Nevada Indian Commission....
The Racism of Lithium Americas Corporation
When worldviews collide, planet and people pay the price for ethnocentric arrogance Note: today is the 3-year anniversary of Protect Thacker Pass. The term “racism” brings to mind bigots, slurs, and the Ku Klux Klan, or the systematic disenfranchisement of certain...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony to Host Press Conference on Thacker Pass Mine Controversy
Contact: Bethany Sam, RSIC Media Relations Will Falk, Attorney for RSIC and SLPT Max Wilbert, Protect Thacker Pass RENO, NV — On Tuesday, December 5th, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm, following a federal judge’s dismissal of their latest lawsuit, the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony...
Photos from Thacker Pass
