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Navajo Hopi Nations News (tags)

On the Navajo Hopi Nations there is an area named Black Mesa where native people have lost firewood, cattle and land to coal mining by both the Peabody Corporation and now the Navajo Tribal government

The worst nuclear accident in U.S. history: July 16, 1979, Navajo Reservation (tags)

July 16th, 2009, marked the 30th anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, when, at 5:00 A.M., 1100 tons of uranium mining tailings, and 100 million gallons of radioactive water burst through United Nuclear's earthen dam, into the Rio Puerco, at a uranium mine in Church Rock, New Mexico, on the Navajo Reservation. Today, the Navajo Nation remains under toxic siege, by coal mining, uranium mining, and coal-fired power, even though an EPA doc already suggests that the entire reservation is a Superfund site. The Navajo Tribal Council, in 2005, passed a uranium mining ban, the Diné Natural Resources Protection Act, and thus won a Nuclear Free Future Award, but the ban has been under pressure since the day it was passed, and uranium mining claims now surround the Navajo Reservation like an advancing army.

Uranium mining and weapons contamination, on the Navajo Reservation (tags)

The uranium in uranium weapons that dying Navajo vets believed to have poisoned them might well have been mined in their own poisoned homeland, as the U.S. built its post World War II nuclear power, weapons, and war machine.

The Political Rape of the Navajo (tags)

As a result, the people have become so demoralized with political misrepresentation they don’t even try to stop it from happening. Double-tongued fraud and deceit has become normal operating procedure for these disreputable elected politicians.

We stole their land and their water! (tags)

We stole their land and their water! The Navajos have been screwed by the American government and the American people!

Government the cause of the problem, not the solution to the problem!!! (tags)

Judge signs order lifting 40-year construction ban on Navajo land

Feds let Navajo put power and water in their home after 40 years. (tags)

This almost sounds like some punishment god gave the people in the bible. Force them to live for 40 years with out water or power. But nope it ain't the mean old testement god, its Uncle Sam who showed up 40 years ago and said "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you"

Navajo says evictions of farmers from urban farm sends a message (tags)

" Klee Benally, Navajo from Arizona, was at South Central Farm and said the creation of this oasis - an urban garden - and the arrests and evictions should send a signal to Indian country and the nation. "

URGENT- ACT NOW 4 BIG MOUNTAIN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES (tags)

Stop S. 1003, "The Navajo Hopi Land Settlement Act Amendments of 2005"

Why Peabody Coal fears solar energy (tags)

Some potential problem corporations causing the delay of solar energy availability and continued dependency on polluting petroleum/coal corporations as energy extortionists..

Peabody Coal indigenous land comments needed (tags)

Your comments can help stop increased destruction of indigenous land & water, as well as air pollution and climate change affecting everyone.

DESTRUCTION OF SACRED SUNDANCE SITE (tags)

The destruction of a sacred site on the homesite of a Dineh (Navajo) resident, prompts a press conference of Indigenous leaders in Flagstaff, Arizona Wednesday.

Dineh (Navajo) youth imprisoned for documenting desecration (tags)

A sacred Sundance arbor on the homesite of a Dineh resistor was bulldozed by Hopi officials Friday with the support of BIA, and Navajo County police. A young Dineh was arrested for attempting to document the desecration of his church. This follows the recent attempt by officials to shut down a Sundance ceremony happening at camp Anna Mae, by setting up roadblocks, cutting off the nearest water source and turning away food, water medicine and doctors

Saving San Diego's Canyons - Navajo Canyon (tags)

The San Diego Foundation helps the Sierra Club Continue Successful Canyons Preservation Campaign. First Stop: Navajo Canyon

SAVE BIG MOUNTAIN (Puppet) (tags)

The theme of Monday's protest (8/13/2000), was "Human Need not Corporate Greed." An enormous crowd gathered at Pershing Square for a march to Staples Center. No fewer than 10,000 protestors participated in the mass demonstration, and many issues were addressed.

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