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Western Shoshone Lands
http://wsdp.org
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To affirm Newe (Western Shoshone) jurisdiction over Newe Sogobia (Western Shoshone homelands) by protecting, preserving, and restoring Newe rights and lands for present and future generations based on cultural and spiritual traditions.
"We are who we are because our nation survived here. It is written on our earth."
Bernice Lalo, Western Shoshone
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 Western Shoshone Defense Project
P.O. Box 211308
Crescent Valley, NV 89821
primary Ph: 775-468-0230
www.wsdp.org , email:wsdp@igc.org
South Fork office: Larson Bill and Julie Ann Fishel, 775-744-2595
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 "Let’s show the people of the Shoshone- Paiute Tribes some LOVE … "
• More than 1500 families and elderly in scorching heat and now, poor air quality due to fire smoke …
• More than 567,000 acres of land and habitat destroyed so far; the fire is 15% contained and moving closer still…
• Hundreds of power poles burned – no electricity, no water, no food… Find out what you can to to help!
.DOC or .pdf format |
| As Native Americans in this day and age, we are survivors, we have survived the genocide, the federal Policy to "kill the Indian, and save the man"... Columbus Day no reason to celebrate |
| The making of "Trespassing"filmmaker Carlos DeMenezes filmed the Colorado River Indian Tribes and Fort Mojave Tribe's successful fight to halt the proposed Ward Valley nuclear waste dump, another reality was revealed: the cruel legacy of how American Indians were targeted by the nuclear industry. |
Programs
Cultural Program supports Newe culture for the defense of Newe Sogobia, Newe land rights and cultural areas.
- Community Organizing Field Trips & Cultural Mapping
- Training and Tools in the Newe Communities
Mining and Environmental Program prevents destruction of Newe Sogobia.
- Research Education & Advocacy
- Legal Strategies
Land Recognition Program affirms Newe land rights and works toward the reform of U.S. Federal Indian Law and Policy.
- International Human Rights Advocacy Corporate Engagement Strategies
- Outreach & Education
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| May 02, 2008 : Something to Celebrate!
BLM Withdraws Propose Energy Leases in Southern Colorado |
| May 01, 2008 : Legal scholars and experts urge Canadian government to abandon “erroneous” and “misleading” opposition to UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
| Apr. 30, 2008 : Scientists say bison can thrive again |
| Apr. 24, 2008 : Canadian province bans uranium exploration |
| Apr. 18, 2008 : Urgent - Indigenous leaders jailed in Canada for non-violent struggle to protect land and water. |
Apr. 17, 2008 : From Friends of the Lubicon –
Please write your letter to jailed indigenous leaders in Canada today… |
| Mon Apr 14, 2008 (PDT) : Lummi Nation, Dalai Lama share vison of peace--AWESOME! |
| Apr 12, 2008 : Manisfesto of Change Message, written by Dennis Banks |
| 2008 - Nuclear Calendar : Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL ) |
| Apr. 10, 2008 : Location of Mass Graves of Residential School Children Revealed for the First Time |
| posted Apr. 09, 2008 : New Nukes? "Our Tibet" - U.S. incursion of Shoshone |
| posted Apr. 08, 2008 : Canadian Parliament calls for implementation of Declaration .doc or.htm |
Apr. 08, 2008: Rally and Vigil for Tibet with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and actor Richard Gere! San Francisco,CA.
Apr. 16, 2008: Peace Rally for Tibet at the State Capitol Rose Garden, Sacramento, CA |
| posted : Mar. 30, 2008: WORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE PROGRAM OFFICER POSITION With Common Counsel Foundation . doc or .pdf |
| Mar. 27, 2008 : Is Inequality making us sick? … the Tohono O’odham and the Pima … have the highest rates of diabetes than any other race of peoplSe in the world. |
Mar. 26, 2008: Congratulations to Prof. S. James Anaya for his recent appointment as U. N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people.
Presidents List of Candidates for Special Procedures.pdf |
| Mar. 24, 2008: Colorado Governor Declares March 2008 "Longest Walk Month". Longest Walk 2 Stands in Solidarity with Western Shoshone People's Rights for Environmental Protection and Protection of Sacred Sites , Hundreds Welcome Indigenous Rights Walk to Flagstaff |
| Mar. 21, 2008: Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican
Church of Canada, has added his support for Northern Ontario
aboriginal leaders jailed for their defence of traditional lands. |
| Mar.7, 2008 : Just received –United Nations Committee on Racial Discrimination (CERD) issues recommendations on US review. |
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Mar.7, 2008: First Nations commend Canada and BC for rejecting the Kemess North mine |
| Mar. 07, 2008 : Nak’azdli territory (central British Columbia). Association of Mineral Explorers of British Columbia (AME BC) statements at the PDAC meeting in Toronto that the Terrane Metals proposal in Nak’azdli territory is a ‘no brainer’ is terribly miscalculated. . . |
| Feb. 29, 2008: Indigenous Rights Briefed in US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing of Cameco Inc.’s ISL Uranium Mine Expansion in Crawford, Nebraska , |
Feb. 29, 2008: Amicus Curiae Briefs Filed in US
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing of
Cameco Inc.’s ISL Uranium Mine Expansion
in Crawford, Nebraska
Feb. 29, 2008 : Indigenous Grandmothers and Winona LaDuke
Join Indigenous Petitioners Opposing US
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing of
Cameco Inc.’s ISL Uranium Mine Expansion
in Crawford, Nebraska
www.savecowbutte.org
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| Feb. 28, 2008 : Mine Water Poses Danger of a Toxic Gusher Leadville, CO |
| Feb. 28, 2008 :
The longest walk begins with ceremony.Carrie Dann Visits "Long Walk" |
Feb. 26, 2008 Help us flood the Alberta Utilities Commisson site!
This is an effective 3 minute action to stop TransCanada. |
04-06/08 ¡Aparte la fecha! Asamblea Anual XXXIV del Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios
Save the date! The 34th Anniversary International Indian Treaty Council |
Censored and under-reported news: brendanorrell@gmail.com
Censored blog:
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/ |
| Feb. 7, 2008 : Uranium Exploration Near Grand Canyon |
| Feb. 06, 2008 Lipan Apache (El Calaboz) Resolution Condemning Border Wall: |
Western Mining Action Network and Indigenous Environmental Network Indigenous Communities Mini-Grant Program
.doc or .pdf ( 2008)
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| Jan. 10, 2008 Apaches Rise to Defend Homelands from Homeland Security |
| Jan. 12, 2008 International Friendship House Presents an honoring to our brother :Floyd Red Crow Westerhouse |
| "Hidden From History - The Canadian Holocaust: The Untold Story of the Genocide of Native Peoples" Descendants of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse break away from US |
| 12/24/07 Good and Evil at the Center of the Earth: A Quechua Christmas Carol |
Recent article on the fight to protect sacred Mt. Tenabo from Barrick's huge $6.4 billion gold mine proposal.
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2007/2007-12-06-01.asp Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of
Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain
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12/03/07, Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of
Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain
12/04/07, Please do what you can to oppose this project – a major assault on the Western Shoshone Nation – we will be sending further details with ways you can voice your opinion. Public Hearing today in D.C. – written comment deadline January 10th – more details to follow…
12/05/07,The Depart. of Energy’s website, as well as the color glossy environmental impact reports on the Nuclear Waste Repository and Transportation plan, sugar-coats this deadly proposed operation....
12/11/07, Coalition of Tribal Leaders and Environmental Justice Groups to Defend Sacred Site at Pasadena, CA Courthouse Legal Arguments to be Heard on Dec. 11th, 2007 .doc or .pdf
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Support the remaining indigenous Dineh who are resisting forced removal ... Black Mesa Urgent Action
Mining the West, Lawmakers to discuss 1872 law reform |
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