| Black Mesa studies to resume, slurry
appears dead
By Marley Shebala, Navajo
Times, April 17, 2008
WINDOW ROCK - The 38-year-old
Black Mesa Pipeline is retiring. READ MORE...
No power plant aids N-aquifer
Black Mesa Environmental Impact Statement to be
reactivated
By Kathy Helms, Gallup Independent,
April 14, 2008
WINDOW ROCK - The Black Mesa Environmental
Impact Statement is being reactivated, however the preferred
alternative, which includes the C-aquifer pipeline,
reportedly will be eliminated. READ
MORE...
FIRST NATIONS, FIRST RESISTANCE—
SUPPORT THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL AT BIG MOUNTAIN,
BLACK MESA, AZ. - ANNUAL SPRING PLANTING
PROJECTS NEED EXTRA SUPPORT THIS YEAR
On behalf of their peoples, their
ancestral lands, and future generations, more than 350
Dineh residents of Black Mesa continue their staunch
resistance to the efforts of the US Government-- acting
in the interests of the Peabody Coal Company - to relocate
the Dineh and destroy their homelands. This land is
the basis for the Black Mesa peoples' traditions, livelihoods,
and spirituality. READ
MORE...
A Benefit Event to Help Traditional
Residents Who Are Struggling To Maintain A Cultural
Livelihood on Black Mesa. Cultural-Immersion Project
By Volunteers Will Help Plant Fields in Order to Revive
Endangered Cultural Practices and Teach Indigenous Cultivation
Methods.
When: APRIL 19, 2008
Where: FLAGSTAFF, AZ.
PRESS RELEASE, FURTHER DETAILS, & FLIER...
PERSONAL
MEMOIR AND A PLEA FOR BIG MOUNTAIN SUPPORT FROM
MARK AND BEAR DYKEN, LONG TIME SUPPORTERS OF BIG MOUNTAIN.
Dear Friends,
Most of you know that last year Bear, Somer and I ran
the Big Sur International Marathon last year and used
the opportunity to ask for pledges which we used for
our continuing work with the Dineh people of Arizona.....Spring
is the time to plant corn and other native crops so
important to the cultures of this region.....Please
support our spring trip to the reservation by pledging
some money on my 26.2 mile vigil. READ MORE....
April 2008
SHEEP-SHEARING
TIME - ANNUAL RENDEZVOUS
Who: Jack Woody of Red Willow Springs
What: Annual sheep shearing gathering
When: May 10, 2008
Where: Red Willow Springs or Jack Woody
camp on Black Mesa
What are we shearing: 18 goats (mohair)
and 35-40 sheep (wool)...
You are invited once again to the annual
sheep shearing event at Mr.
Jack Woody's camp, Mother's Day weekend...come and join
us shear, socialize and have plenty to eat. Further details...
April 2008
Navajo
from Big Mountain: US media and politicians orchestrate
wars
By Brenda Norrell, March 28,
2008
PUEBLO, Colo. – Bahe Katenay, Navajo from Big
Mountain on the Navajo Nation, said the US media created
the stories of the so-called Navajo Hopi Land Dispute,
which was orchestrated by Peabody Coal and US politicians,
the same way the US orchestrates the war in Iraq for
its resources. More....
Big
Mtn. Dineh's Support for Longest Walk II (Northern Route)
By Bahe Y. Katenay, February
27, 2008
Peabody Plane Skids on Landing
and Crash...
"Hey All, First of all on a different
note, I want you all to think about the elders
resisters at Big Mountain because they have been completely
snowbound for the last month. The unmaintained dirt
roads are so muddy that they are impassable..."
Kat
(the Bahe) Katenay of Big Mountain, AZ
February 22, 2008
FENCE
DAMAGER CHARGE AGAINST ELDER DISMISSED!!
Charges against Black Mesa Elder Rena Babbitt-Lane have
been dismissed.
October 2008
Fall
2007 Food and Supply Run Report Back
30th
Anniversay Celebration of Big Mountain Resistance
(Brief Report and Pictures) 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. Guests are expected to be adequately
prepared prior to staying with families on Black Mesa,
which is high desert and very remote. 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
Summer
2007
CALLS FOR SUPPORT AT BLACK MESA, ARIZONA.
OSM
HAS SUSPENDED WORK ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
FOR 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:
***Awareness is still needed! Please visit www.blackmesawatercoalition.org
for further info about The Black Mesa Project, the Just
Transition campaign, & Black Mesa.
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