Honoring the Ancestors Prayer Relay Run: #OxSamCamp, #Nevada, September 12, 2023

Posted on #CensoredNews, September 5, 2023

"EVERYBODY IS WELCOME & INVITED:

DISCUSSIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING MOTHER EARTH & THE EFFECTS THAT THE #LITHIUM MINES WILL BRING TO OUR SMALL COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, TH
IMPORTANCE OF WHY WE STAND AGAINST THE MAN CAMPS.

PRAYERS FOR THE ANCESTORS THAT WERE MASSACRED ON SEPTEMBER 12 1865 WILL BE @5AM. PRAYERS WILL THEN BE CARRIED TO THE FT. MCDERMITT PAIUTE SHOSHONE RES. B
PRAYER RUNNERS WHERE THE DIRECT DESCENDANTS RESIDE.

THE ELDERS KINDLY ASK THAT YOU COME WITH GOOD THOUGHTS & PRAYERS.

NO ALCOHOL... NO DRUGS...

WWW.OXSAMCAMP.ORG

@OXSAMCAMP FOR MORE INFORMATION"

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/08/honoring-ancestors-prayer-relay-run-ox.html

#LithiumMines #EnvironmentalRacism #PrayerRelayRun #OxSam #IndigenousNews #NativeAmericanNews

#ToxicAir Resulted in #Cancer for #Navajo, #Apache and #WesternShoshone

#Copper and Gold #Mining, and #Coal-Fired Power Plants, Resulted in Cancer for Navajo, Apache, and Western #Shoshone

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, September 4, 2023

"A copper smelter poisoning the air of Apaches, the coal-fired power plants on the #NavajoNation, and gold mining on Western Shoshone land, are among the top causes of cancer from #AirPollution in the United States, according to a new report, Poison in the Air, by #ProPublica.

"The #FreeportMcMoran copper smelter in #MiamiArizona -- located between the #SanCarlos #ApacheNation, and Apaches Sacred #OakFlat -- is the third in the United States for producing toxic air pollution causing cancer. The poison air means the central Arizona community of Miami has ten times the EPA's acceptable risk of cancer. Apaches are now in federal court battling both the mining industry, and the #BidenAdministration to stop another #CopperMine nearby at Oak Flat which would destroy their ceremonial place."

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https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/09/toxic-air-resulted-in-cancer-for-navajo.html

#EnvironmentalRacism #ToxicAir #Mining #IndigenousNews #SaveOakFlat #NativeAmericanNews

US and Canada Among Top Violators of #Indigenous Rights: #Mining, Militarization and #BoardingSchools

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 1, 2023

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https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/08/us-and-canada-among-top-violators-of.html

#ThackerPass #Mining #BlackHills #EnvironmentalRacism #NativeAmericanNews #IndigenousNews #UN #LithiumMining #RioTinto #HumanRights

#Tribal #sovereignty bill falters as #Maine lawmakers fail to override governor’s veto

By DAVID SHARP
Published 1:13 PM EDT, July 6, 2023

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — "Maine lawmakers failed Thursday to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have expanded the sovereignty of #NativeAmerican tribes in the state by ensuring more federal laws apply to them.

"It’s a defeat for the tribes, which are bound by a land claims settlement that puts them on different footing than the nation’s other 570 federally recognized tribes.

"Both chambers had voted to enact the bill with big-enough majorities to override the veto, but some House members backtracked under pressure by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills. She contends the bill was vague and would lead to lengthy and contentious litigation in coming years.

"But the tribes increasingly see [Gov Mills] as standing in the way of changes they say are necessary to improve their lives. Last week, Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis said he thinks the governor wants 'to protect an old guard and old mindset' by maintaining the status quo. And Dana, the tribal representative, said Thursday that some of the governor’s comments about the legislation were 'dangerous and misleading.'

"A bill to provide full sovereignty to the tribes this session is being held over, meaning it’ll be dealt with by lawmakers next year.

"Tribal leaders were optimistic about the future.
"'We were never going to take a step backwards when it comes to our sovereignty. We’re always going to be taking a step forward,' Dana after the vote.

"Francis of the #PenobscotNation added: 'Though today was a loss on the floor of the House, we’re confident moving forward we will only gain greater support.'"

#MaineTribes #Sovereignty #Penobscot #Passamaquoddy #WabanakiConfederacy #Maliseet #IndigenousNews #MaineSettlementAct #FirstNations #NativeAmericanNews

#Winnipeg: #Canada's Systematic Genocide at the #BradyLandfill: Police Expected at Barricade

July 15, 2023 via #CensoredNews

"Saturday morning update: Waabishkaa Ma'iingan Apiichaa said, 'If something happens to the camp, from police aggression. All railways, highways, and bridges will be blocked.'"

#NativeAmericanNews #FirstNations #Genocide #EnvironmentalRacism

Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/07/winnipeg-live-brady-landfill-police.html

#NativeAmerican #WaterProtectors Assaulted During #Enbridge Lecture at Northern Michigan College

By Sierra Clark, Contributing Writer, June 29, 2023

"A public lecture featuring transnational pipeline and energy company Enbridge last week escalated to the assault of an #Anishinaabe water protector and allies protesting the controversial #Line5 project.

"The event, hosted by North Central Michigan College (NCMC) in Petoskey on June 22, featured an Enbridge representative speaking about the Great Lakes Tunnel Project that would house a section of Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac.

"During the lecture, the environmental protestors entered the NCMC Library Center and were confronted physically by several people attending the luncheon event."

#NativeAmericanNews #IndigenousNews #WaterIsLife #NoKXL #NoLine5
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https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/native-american-water-protectors-assaulted-during-enbridge-lecture-at-northern-michigan-college

Boo hiss! Hoping the #Maine legislature overrides Governor Mills' veto.

Maine governor vetoes proposal sought by tribes to ensure they benefit from federal laws

By DAVID SHARP, June 30, 2023

"Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivered a setback to #NativeAmerican tribes seeking greater #sovereignty in Maine, vetoing a proposal on Friday that aimed to ensure many federal laws apply to them despite a state land claims settlement that dates back decades.

"The governor said she doesn’t want the tribes in Maine to be unfairly excluded from federal benefits enjoyed by other tribes across the country. But she argued that the bill sponsored by Democratic House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross is vague and confusing — and will lead to protracted litigation.

"Expressing distrust of the governor’s motives, #PenobscotNation Chief Kirk Francis urged lawmakers to disregard her arguments, some of which he called 'disingenuous.'

"'I’m confident in our friends and allies to make sure that we continue to work hard to get this over the finish line,' Francis told reporters on Friday. Both the Maine House and Senate approved the bill with bipartisan majorities that were big enough to override the governor’s veto."

#NativeAmericanNews #Passamaquoddy #Maliseet #FirstNations #IndigenousNews #MaineSettlementAct

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https://apnews.com/article/tribal-sovereignty-maine-tribes-federal-law-13ef67886d5509f1af8f0c8b39e7ff7a

June 21, 2023

Interior Sec. Haaland Supports Digging into #Paiute Massacre Site for Lithium

by Brenda Norrell, Censored News

Raided and terrorized by police, their Eagle Feathers taken, now Interior Sec. #DebHaaland has broken their hearts, imperiling future generations. Ox Sam Camp at the Paiute Massacre Site. The People of the Ghost Dancers

"Interior Sec. Deb Haaland supports digging into the burial places of massacred Paiutes for #lithium -- and said she is doing the right thing.

"AP reports that Haaland, whose department oversees Thacker Pass, said that while she supports
the right to peaceful #protests, her agency is in favor of the mine because 'the need for our clean
energy economy to move forward is definitely important.'

"Haaland told The Associated Press that when her agency inherits a project from a previous
administration, 'It’s our job to make sure we’re doing things according to the science, to the law.'
However, the Interior Department and a federal judge are violating federal laws that protect Native
American religious and burial places; #endangered species and their habitat; and the #groundwater."

#CulturalGenocide #NativeAmerican #NativeAmericanNews #ThackerPass #Enviroment #EndangeredSpecies #WaterIsLife

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/06/interior-sec-haaland-supports-digging.html

#SupremeCourt rules against #Navajo Nation in water supply case

The court pointed to treaties signed in the 1800s to support its decision. The #NavajoNation suit comes as water from the #ColoradoRiver is scarce and states in the arid southwest are tangled in disputes over water allocation.

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN, Jun 23, 2023

"The suit comes as water from the Colorado River is scarce and states located in the arid southwest are tangled in disputes concerning water allocation. The tribe claims that while the average person on the Navajo reservation uses seven gallons of water a day, that national average is 80 to 100 gallons.

"The nation, which extends across #Arizona, #NewMexico and #Utah and lies within the drainage basin of the Colorado River, has signed two treaties with the United States. In 1868, the United States promised the tribe a permanent homeland.

"Shay Dvoretzky, a lawyer for the Navajo Nation, told the Supreme Court: that the Navajos 'made clear' that they understood the 'promise of a permanent homeland' in the 1800s to include 'adequate water for agriculture and raising livestock. Hauled from miles away, water can cost up to twenty times more than it does in neighboring off-Reservation communities,' he argued. "

#WaterIsLife #RespectTheTreaties #NativeAmericanNews #WaterRights

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https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/supreme-court-rules-against-navajo-nation-in-water-supply-case/1547711

Maine Legislature vote expands sovereignty for Native American tribes

Story by By DAVID SHARP, Associated Press, June 22, 2023

"Native American tribes in #Maine took an important step toward greater sovereignty as the state Legislature voted to let most federal laws apply to #Wabanaki tribes, putting them on the same footing as other federally recognized tribes across the country.

"Both the Maine House and Senate approved the bill with enough support [from both Democrats and Republicans] Wednesday to overcome a potential veto of the bill [by Democrat Governor #JanetMills].

“Today signifies a landmark victory in the pursuit of Wabanaki self-determination," Penobscot Nation Chief Kirk Francis said Thursday in a statement. The Penobscot are one member of the Wabanaki Nations, which encompasses Indigenous peoples living in what is now Maine.

"Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has opposed the bill, sponsored by House Speaker #RachelTalbo Ross, expressing concerns that it could lead to confusion and lawsuits. Her office had no immediate comment on the legislative action.

"#Tribes in Maine are set apart from the other 570 federally recognized tribes across the country because of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act, which stipulates they’re bound by state law and treats tribal reservations much like municipalities. That 1980 settlement for the #Passamaquoddy, #Penobscot and #Maliseet, along with a 1991 agreement for the Mi’kmaq, set the tribes apart from others in the country."

#NativeAmericanNews #Sovereignty #MaineSettlementAct #Mikmaq #FirstNations

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maine-legislature-vote-expands-sovereignty-for-native-american-tribes/ar-AA1cTsDB?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=a12572c5009845dbd3317f031419ff0a&ei=6