With great sadness and respect for a powerful life, we share that Elder Matriarch relocation resister, Ida Mae Clinton, of Star Mountain, has passed onto the spirit world. Elder Matriarch Relocation Resister, Ida Mae Clinton, Passes on to the Spirit World Now with the coal companies collapsing they are trying to take. We’ve been opposed to the mining since 1974 when PL 93-531 was passed. Big Mountain is under siege again because Peabody Coal is losing its income from coal mining, so it is pressuring the tribal government to attack its own people. “Big Mountain is Under Siege Again”–Louise Benally on Livestock Impoundments Families have said that supporters have played a helpful. So many families within in the communities on Black Mesa have opened their homes to countless supporters over the years,creating an opportunity to engage in true support and solidarity. Ongoing support in the form of volunteer sheepherders and human rights observers are requested on Black Mesa. Read More → Call for Support: Volunteers Requested for Sheepherdering and Human Rights Observing Laura Flanders Show Special Report on Mining and Resistance on Black MesaĬheck out Jordan Flaherty’s coverage of mining and resistance on Black Mesa on the Laura Flanders Show. However as a result from the below average monsoon season in 2017 followed by a winter that netted only a few weak storms, the indigenous resistance communities of Black Mesa are facing extreme drought conditions.Īccording to official. This spring on Black Mesa, the wind is blowing more dust than moisture, which can be typical this time of year. Extreme Drought Conditions on Black Mesa: Support Urgently Requested

Participants will help shear sheep and plant crops, supporting the elders. On May 14, 2018, the Diné elders of Black Mesa and Big Mountain are calling resisters from near and far to converge at Black Mesa! On that day, they will launch a continuous camp to defend Diné sovereignty and share traditional ways of life with the younger generation. Latest Posts Defend Black Mesa Sovereignty.

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