Bureau of Land Management

Sitka Tribe of Alaska on Redoubt Lake issue

by Michael A. BainesAugust 16, 2014

Dear Editor: We are profoundly disappointed and frustrated that the trustees of the defunct Sheldon Jackson College have filed a notice to appeal a recent federal decision rejecting their claim to 160 acres by Redoubt Falls and surrounding areas near Sitka. The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) rejection of their land claim was a victory […]

Indigenous Cultural Protection Group Files Suit Against BLM for Failure to Consult

by John Ahni SchertowDecember 28, 2010

La Cuna de Aztlán, a prestigious indigenous cultural protection group, filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) decision to permit six large solar energy projects in the Mohave, Sonoran and Colorado deserts of Southern California. The essentially pristine desert region is home to more than 17,000 Cultural Sites. According to […]

Save the Mojave Desert from Mass Industrialization

by John Ahni SchertowNovember 5, 2010

17,000 Cultural Sites, including petroglyphs and extremely large earth drawings known as geopglyphs in southern California may soon be destroyed thanks to Chevron, Solar Millenium, Florida Power and Light, Next Era™ and various other companies. Now held in trust by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), these sacred sites being cast aside so these companies […]

Shoshone lose court bid to protect Mount Tenabo

by John Ahni SchertowJune 27, 2010

The Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone have lost another court bid to stop the expansion of the Cortez Hills mine project on their traditional territory. On June 18, 2010, the U.S. Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided to rule against the Shoshone, reversing its previous ruling in December 2009 that ordered a temporarily […]

Western Shoshone Prevail at Ninth Circuit Court on Mining Sacred Land

by John Ahni SchertowDecember 6, 2009

In a major ruling this week, the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked construction of the largest open pit gold mine in the United States, Barrick Gold’s Cortez Hills gold mine. Reversing a January 2009 ruling by the U.S. District Court, the Ninth Circuit concluded that enjoining the mine was in the public interest […]

Underreported Struggles #30, September 2009

by John Ahni SchertowSeptember 30, 2009

In this month’s Underreported Struggles: Canadian mining company bows out of Chiapas; Malaysian police tear down Penan blockades; Ecuador’s Indigenous movement Mobilizes for the Water; Landowners threaten to shut down Barrick mine; Algonquins blockade logging companies. Sept. 30 – Recent killings linked to Canadian-owned nickel mine in Guatemala – Two Maya Qeqchi have been killed […]

NAFTA Tribunal defends Quechan sacred site

by John Ahni SchertowJune 12, 2009

NAFTA. It’s known as a “death sentence” to the Zapatista and to millions of farmers in Mexico who find themselves in a desperate state as their livelihoods are taken from right out under them and they are left with nothing. It’s something that most us can agree on. NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, […]

Help Protect Shoshone Sacred Site at Mt. Tenabo

by John Ahni SchertowJune 8, 2009

In two days (June 10) the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on whether the Canadian mining company Barrick Gold will be allowed to move ahead with its open pit gold mine on the Shoshone Sacred Site of Mount Tenabo in Nevada. The mine threatens to permanently destroy the cultural and spiritual […]

Court Denies Injunction to Protect Mt. Tenabo

by John Ahni SchertowJanuary 27, 2009

A federal judge has denied the Injunction sought by the Western Shoshone and four other plaintiffs to halt Barrick Gold’s construction of the largest open pit cyanide heap leach gold mine in the United States, the Cortez Hills Expansion Project on Mt. Tenabo. Judge Larry Hicks ruled on Monday that the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate […]

Shoshone Grandmothers Plan to Resist Proposed Mine Site

by John Ahni SchertowNovember 26, 2008

The Western Shoshone Defense Project has sent out an update on Barrick Gold’s Cortez Hills Expansion Project and the effort to stop it. The company has indeed begun ‘construction’, ripping out trees at a reported rate of 30 acres per day. On Monday, attorneys for several Western Shoshone tribes and indigenous and environmental organizations filed […]

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