article: Desecration Begins at Thacker Pass: Ancestors in Firing Line due to Fake Green Solution: Lithium
OROVADA, NEVADA (April 18, 2022) — Archeological procedures began at the site of the planned Thacker Pass lithium mine this week in what the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (RSIC) says is a violation of Native American rights.
These procedures are desecrating the resting place of our ancestors in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act [NAGPRA]. How would you feel if your loved ones were massacred in a sacred, prayerful area with no closure to their deaths for the profit of stolen land, and now your sacred ancestral lands are being uprooted without proper federal consultation for the profit of the largest lithium mine in America? The consultation process with tribal nations must be adhered to.
Michon R. Eben & Chairman Arlan Melendez
Thacker Pass was the site of an 1865 massacre of Paiutes committed by the U.S. military. The Thacker Pass lithium mine has become an international scandal since January of last year, when protests began at the site of the mine. Environmentalists, tribes, and ranchers have filed suit against the proposed mine in federal court, alleging violations of various federal laws, and calling for Congressional investigations into the matter. The project was “fast-tracked” under the Trump administration.
