An open-pit lithium mine is ongoing at a Northern Paiute sacred site in Nevada. Organizations are speaking out and standing in solidarity with Peehee Mu'huh, also known as Thacker Pass. Thacker Pass happens to be the largest known lithium deposit in the U.S. The mining project is looking to secure domestic minerals to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles. But, the mine has faced court challenges from organizations who not only believe the mine will destroy delicate ecosystems, but it is also a sacred site for the Paiute people dating back to 1865.

Take action here and add your name to help stop the mining 👉 lakota.law/ThackerPass

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The Chumash have been a maritime culture for thousands of years, with their territory stretching from Malibu to Morro Bay and westward to the sandstone cliffs of the Channel Islands, over 20 miles off the coast of California. To navigate the treacherous currents of the channel for fishing and trading, they built the strong plank canoe tomols for which they are famous.

But over centuries of European colonization, which included forced assimilation and enslavement of Chumash people, the craft of tomol building was nearly lost. Today, Alan Salazar works alongside his Chumash and Fernandeño Tataviam communities to pass their knowledge to the next generation of tomol builders and paddlers.

Watch the full film: pat.ag/ChumashPowered

Oak Flat is a unique climbing landscape just fifty miles outside of Phoenix that is also sacred to several tribal nations in Arizona. In 2014, a land transfer was authorized giving Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, a foreign owned mining company. Mining at Oak Flat would decimate cultural resources and climbing in the area.

For two decades, Access Fund has worked to protect Oak Flat, even successfully delaying the land transfer. But the threat is mounting against Oak Flat and we need your help. 

Support the efforts to protect this invaluable landscape, its valuable contributions to the local economy, and its irreplacable natural and cultural resources. Add your name at https://action.outdooralliance.org/a/oak-flat