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PROTECT THACKER PASS
#ThackerPass, or Peehee mu'huh, the site of the largest #lithium deposit in the #UnitedStates, anticipated to produce 25 percent of global lithium in the near term.
We stand at a #crossroads. As we press forward to replace #FossilFuels with #RenewableEnergy, we must answer a question: will we show respect for #IndigenousNations by honoring their right to self-determination and #land possession,
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or will we allow the same tactics deployed by the fossil fuel industry for generations to sully our transition to #GreenTechnology?
We believe we must stand in solidarity with the #Paiute and #Shoshone peoples of #Nevada in their fight to keep #BigGreenExtraction honest. Let's make #ElonMusk and other green #entrepreneurs respect #IndigenousSovereignty.
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At #ThackerPass, the #OxSam resistance camp has been active in recent months, and #arrests and temporary #restraining orders have been issued against our staff and other allies.
Founding grandmother Josephine Sam has been forced to watch as her relative, Ox Sam founder #DoreceSam, faces a civil #lawsuit.
One of the first principles of #EnvironmentalJustice is to show up when needed, and to not back down.
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Peehee mu'huh (which means "Rotten Moon" in the #Paiute language) got its name from a pair of #massacres, including one in 1865 of at least 31 men, women, and children by #US soldiers.
In the current era of runaway #ClimateChange and rampant loss of #biodiversity, playing defense is never enough.
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@anna_lillith@mas.toIf we're not on offense, we're losing — and in this case, the cost could well be a healthy #future for the people and other living things that call Peehee mu'huh home.
Phyllis Young
Standing Rock Organizer
The Lakota People's Law Project
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https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/protect-thacker-pass-haaland-grijalva