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In the last couple generations, the neoliberal economic model—along with the very handy belief system it contains—has been bleeding into the lives and ways of Indigenous People in North America. Of course we see it happening in many places around the world, but nothing compared to the frequency and extent it is happening on this land; specifically among those who lead/govern/manage the people.

In many cases there is an immeasurable cost attached to doing business like this. Sometimes, a Tribal Council will alienate and banish people from the Nation; other times, …

To: All those who oppose the Desert Rock Energy Project
From: Dooda Desert Rock Camp
Date: April 9, 2007

This is an URGENT CALL for support from the headquarters of Dooda Desert Rock. We would appreciate a large presence of physical bodies and a variety of posters and images on April 16, 2007 at 9 am in Window Rock, Arizona.

The Spring Session of the Navajo Nation Council will convene on this day, April 16, 2007. The Dooda Desert Rock is organizing a multi- organizational protest MARCH from the Window Rock …

Resisting Desert Rock
By Nathan Coe, gnn.tv
March 5, 2007

Indigenous resistance against the proposed Desert Rock coal-fired power plant continues despite intimidation and harassment.

On the Navajo Reservation of New Mexico, indigenous elders and youth have been battling energy giants and their plan to construct a new coal-fired power plant on Navajo lands in an attempt to protect their lands and traditions. In December of 2006, resisters erected a barricade and engaged in a tense standoff with law enforcement. Though the barricade has since been removed, indigenous resisters remain on site to vigil and protest against the destruction of their sacred

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