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Thacker Pass Lithium Construction Shut Down By Direct Action

Direct action from Indigenous People, including members of the Shoshone and Paiute tribes, successfully disrupted a lithium mining operation at Thacker Pass, Nevada.

Current affairsKen CosentinoApril 26, 2023Thacker Pass, Lithium, Mining, Construction, Treaty rights, Shoshone, Paiute, Protest, Indigenous climate action

Native People, Supporters Will Gather to Commemorate an 1865 Massacre at Thacker Pass

Opponents of the proposed Thacker Pass lithium mine in northern Nevada will gather on Sunday, September 12th, to commemorate a massacre of at least 31 Northern Paiute people on that day in 1865 with prayers and songs.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansSeptember 12, 2021Thacker Pass, Last Real Indians, Mining, Paiute