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Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Exhibit Showcases Mining Industry Impacts on Native Peoples

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Exhibit Showcases Mining Industry Impacts on Native Peoples

by Protect Thacker Pass | Dec 3, 2022 | Press Releases

Nevada has a long history as a mining state, but the impacts of extracting gold, silver, and other metals have not been equal for everyone. A new historical exhibit at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony highlights the impacts of mining on Native people. “What has brought...
Lithium Nevada Begins “Bulk Sampling” in What Attorney Calls “A Dirty Trick”

Lithium Nevada Begins “Bulk Sampling” in What Attorney Calls “A Dirty Trick”

by Protect Thacker Pass | Sep 20, 2022 | Press Releases

Photo by Bucky Harjo, RSIC Public Relations Photographer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lithium Nevada Begins “Bulk Sampling” in What Attorney Calls “A Dirty Trick” Tribes: “BLM and Lithium Nevada Are Destroying Our Cultural Heritage” OROVADA, NEVADA (September 20,...
Press Release: Five New Historic Sites “Discovered” in the 11th Hour at Thacker Pass

Press Release: Five New Historic Sites “Discovered” in the 11th Hour at Thacker Pass

by Protect Thacker Pass | Aug 9, 2022 | Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTSReno-Sparks Indian Colony MediaReno-Sparks Indian Colony Attorney, Will FalkProtect Thacker Pass, Max Wilbert OROVADA, NV (August 9, 2022) — For over a year, Nevada and Oregon Indian tribes have been accusing the Bureau of Land Management...
PRESS RELEASE:  	 		 		 	 	 		 			 				 					“A Violation of Native American Rights”: Archeological Procedures Begin at Thacker Pass

PRESS RELEASE: “A Violation of Native American Rights”: Archeological Procedures Begin at Thacker Pass

by Protect Thacker Pass | Apr 18, 2022 | Press Releases

Reposted from the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “A Violation of Native American Rights”: Archeological Procedures Begin at Thacker PassAncestors and Sacred Sites in the Firing Line For more information, please contact Reno-Sparks Indian...
“This is a Coverup”—Tribe Accuses Feds of Hiding Evidence in Thacker Pass Court Case

“This is a Coverup”—Tribe Accuses Feds of Hiding Evidence in Thacker Pass Court Case

by Max Wilbert | Apr 4, 2022 | Press Releases

Contact Max Wilbert and Will Falk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RENO, NV — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been disobeying court orders and making “reckless, false statements” in a deliberate attempt to abuse the justice system and limit judicial oversight, according...
“This is a Coverup”—Tribe Accuses Feds of Hiding Evidence in Thacker Pass Court Case

Third Native Tribe Sues BLM and Lithium Nevada Corporation

by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 13, 2022 | Press Releases

February 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Third Native Tribe Sues BLM and Lithium Nevada Corporation Winnemucca Indian Colony Files to Join Lawsuit Against Thacker Pass Mine OROVADA, NV — The Winnemucca Indian Colony filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuits against...
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