Peehee Muhuh
July 23, 2022
Reno, NV
“LIFE OVER LITHIUM • PROTECT PEEHEE MU’HUH | #4 2022
REMINDER: The fight continues, the movement continues, our efforts continue.
Extraction practices continue! The lands, people, and animals are at risk. NV is in the process of creating one of the largest Lithium mining pits in the world.
We can’t continue accepting the green washing of land conservation. This is not protection.
July 23, 2022
Reno, NV
“LIFE OVER LITHIUM • PROTECT PEEHEE MU’HUH | #3 2022
July 2022 | Lithium Americas’ Lithium Technological Development Center opens in Reno. @peopleofredmountain have been gathering and engaging with other groups the last 3 months to bring awareness to the sacrifices made with lithium mining practices on Numu/ Newe ancestral lands.
July 23, 2022
Reno, NV
“LIFE OVER LITHIUM • PROTECT PEEHEE MU’HUH | #2 2022
Lithium Americas and the mining industry have literally been gate keeping the land at Thacker Pass, posting “no trespassing” signs, infringing on the cultural rights and connections tribal members have to the land.
July 23, 2022
Reno, NV
“LIFE OVER LITHIUM • PROTECT PEEHEE MU’HUH | #1 2022
July 2022 | Billboards went up in Northern Nevada, bringing awareness to the sacrifices made with lithium mining practices on Numu/ Newe ancestral lands.
2/14/22
Humboldt County, NV
“PROTECT PEEHEE MU’HUH
2/13/22 visit of the land with Daranda Hinkey | @peopleofredmountain
Lithium is the most relevant and highly invested mineral in the mining industry - used for “green energy” like electric batteries for cars. Nevada has one of the largest known Lithium deposits and the proposal for mining on these sacred lands has taken action in excavation .
2/14/22
Humboldt County, NV
“The Cordero Mercury Mine - Northern NV | 2/13/22
Polluted soil & water from mining waste. These Contaminated resources effect local communities- especially reservations where for example, arsenic levels exceed safe standards.
Part of protecting the land & culture is getting to know it with respect to the caretakers and communities.
Environmental rights is Indigenous rights.
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021
Sunset at #PeeheeMuhuh / Thacker Pass
During our second evening at Peehee Mu’huh we met Joshua, Joseph and “Young Warrior”. We took time to create some portraits as the sun was setting behind the mountains and later had a conversation as to how they connected to this land and it’s current issues.
Today we introduce you to :
Due to age & privacy we are keeping this next profile short :
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Sunset at #PeeheeMuhuh / Thacker Pass
During our second evening at Peehee Mu’huh we met Joshua, Joseph and “Young Warrior”. We took time to create some portraits as the sun was setting behind the mountains and later had a conversation as to how they connected to this land and it’s current issues.
Today we introduce you to :
Joseph Good Spirit, 29 years old
Member of Walker River Paiute Tribe, Schurz, NV
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021
Sunset at #PeeheeMuhuh
During our second evening at Peehee Mu’huh we met Joshua, Joseph and “Young Warrior”. We took time to create some portraits as the sun was setting behind the mountains and later had a conversation as to how they connected to this land and it’s current issues.
