Western Shoshone protest Barrick Gold on sacred Mount Tenabo

[Joanne98]

CRESCENT VALLEY, Newe Sogobi (Nevada) -- While most Americans enjoyed Thanksgiving this week, Western Shoshone protested the devastation on their sacred Mount Tenabo, as Barrick Gold ripped out pine trees by the roots on this ceremonial mountain for gold mining.

As Barrick Gold continues its practice of genocide, targeting Indigenous Peoples territories around the world, Barrick is destroying Mount Tenabo for one of the United States largest open pit gold mines. The Cortez Hills Expansion Project is at the flank of the mountain where Shoshone carry out sweatlodges and other ceremonies. (See protest photos at http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com )

Shoshone called for help and an immediate encampment to protect sacred Mount Tenabo.

Earlier this week, several Western Shoshone tribes and non-profit indigenous and environmental organizations filed a restraining order in the federal District Court in Reno against the construction of the proposed mine site.

Unable to wait for the hearing that is scheduled for early next week and the mine’s continual slaughter of the pinion forest, the Western Shoshone grandmothers and supporters traveled to the site demanding Barrick to stop cutting the trees.

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/notebook/brenda-norrell/2008/11/western-shoshone-protest-barrick-gold-sacred-mount-tenabo

[xchrom]

1. we couldn't 'mine' the gold leaf in the vatican --

we shouldn't 'mine' the gold in their 'church'.

[acmavm]

2. This is a cause that just screams for a national petition drive. Too many

times the feds get away with shit like this and the Indian Nations have always been easy pickins because it seems like they're always left to fight their battles all by themselves.

How does one start a petition drive that would get national attention?