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30th
Anniversay Celebration of Big Mountain Resistance
A Brief Report October 2007
BMIS NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT
BMIS has recently been donated an ailing but running
small pickup truck and we would like to get it insured.
Our volunteer group is not accustomed nor comfortable
with petitioning donations, but we could greatly use
a few hundred dollars to help us have a vehicle on the
land to check in with families and supporters. We are
also trying to get a
cell phone for us to be in better communication while
we are on the land. Any donations for this would be
greatly appreciated and would be spent specificaly for
these purposes. Please send to:
Black Mesa Indigenous Support
PO Box 23501
Flagstaff, AZ 86002
blackmesais@riseup.net
928-773-8086 Voicemail
A CALL-OUT FOR SHEEPHERDERS
& SUPPORTERS FROM BLACK MESA FAMILIES TO COME &
STAY AS THEIR GUESTS.
Come herd sheep and stay with a family living on Black
Mesa. "We welcome people to come out and support
our resistance in this way."-A resister grandmother.
Guests of the families are encouraged to stay for a
month, as it can require a lot of work for both the
family and the guest to establish a routine. It is important
to have good help out there, and not create more work
for the families. Read the Cultural Sensitivity &
Preparedness Booklet and fill out the supporter application
form prior to making arrangements for your stay. http://www.blackmesais.org/cultural_sen.html.
October 2007
BLACK MESA MINE UPDATE:
Peabody Energy recently stated that they are working
with both the Navajo and Hopi to pursue coal-related
development operations and expansion. On the matter
of the operating and proposed expansion of the Black
Mesa Mine, BethSutton, a Peabody Energy spokesperson,
stated, "Black Mesa mining activities remain idled
following the suspension of Mohave generating activities.
We continue discussions with the tribes on projects
that would allow the mine to resume operations. The
Kayenta Mine is unaffected and continues operating."
October 2007
DOODA DESERT ROCK- FOUR DAYS
OF SPIRITUAL GATHERING NOVEMBER 8 - 11, 2007:
Dooda Desert Rock (DDR) has invited people all over
the world to join them in support of their encampment
by participating in Shundiin's Mission 2007, a spiritual
gathering of all faiths and tribes at the Dooda Desert
Rock camp in Deenasts’aa’ Bito, New Mexico.
See http://www.dooda-desert-rock.net/node/23
for more information.
October 2007
Summer
2007
CALLS FOR SUPPORT AT BLACK MESA, ARIZONA.
NEXT
STEPS FOR STOPPING THE BLACK MESA PROJECT - PEABODY
COAL'S MASSIVE COAL-MINING PLANS THAT CALL FOR MORE
RELOCATION, WATER AQUIFER DEPLETION, DESTRUCTION OF
SACRED ANCESTRAL HOME LANDS, & GLOBAL WARMING:
1. Office Of
Surface Mining (OSM) will review the comments and continue
with the preparation of the final Environmental Impact
Statement.
2. OSM will issue
a Final Environmental Impact Statement with a
"Record of Decision" on the project. No new
studies will be made.
OSM states: "EIS's are based on available data
and information. After
conducting a preliminary review of the comments received,
we do not anticipate we will conduct additional studies."
OSM presently estimates that the timeline for the decision
on the final EIS will be out late June '07.
3. After the
Record of Decision is made, there is a 45-day appeal
process. If the decision is made in favor of the Black
Mesa Project, this is when appeals can be made. Lawsuits
could be filed to block the decision.
***Awareness is still needed! Please visit www.blackmesawatercoalition.org
for further info about The Black Mesa Project, the Just
Transition campaign, & Black Mesa.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE SEND
A LETTER
TO STOP PEABODY COAL'S BLACK MESA PROJECT!
"Office
of Surface Mining has extended the closing date for
public comments to February 6, 2007.
OSM will not be extending the comment period beyond
February 6, 2007. To the extent practicable during preparation
of the Final EIS, OSM will consider comments on the
Draft EIS that are received after February 6, 2007."
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