DoomsdaysCW<p>[Photos] Protect Ha'Kamwe' Stop Big Sandy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LithiumMine</span></a> Protest Walk<br />"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a>!" <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hualapai" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hualapai</span></a> say as they march today to protect their sacred ceremonial place Ha'Kamwe' from a lithium mine.</p><p>By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrendaNorrell" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrendaNorrell</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a>, October 20, 2024</p><p>Photos via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HualapaiCulturalResources" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HualapaiCulturalResources</span></a></p><p>"'Water is life!' Hualapai said as they marched to protect their sacred ceremonial place, Ha'Kamwe' from a lithium mine. </p><p>"'For generations and through modern day, Tribal members have used Ha’Kamwe’ (also known as Cofer Hot Spring) for cultural and traditional purposes. It features prominently in tribal songs and stories about their history and connection to their land, including those known as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaltSongTrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SaltSongTrail</span></a>,' the Hualapai Tribe said in its lawsuit filed against the U.S. Interior. </p><p>"Hualapai filed suit against Interior's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DebHalaand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DebHalaand</span></a>. The CEO of the so-called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavajoTransitionalEnergyCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NavajoTransitionalEnergyCompany</span></a>, a tribal enterprise based in Farmington, New Mexico, was hired by an Australian company, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hawkstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hawkstone</span></a>, aka <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArizonaLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ArizonaLithium</span></a>, to drill into Hualapai's sacred site for lithium.</p><p>"While sipping wine at the Sydney Opera House, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>investors</span></a> heard how much money they can make mining lithium in Arizona. The enthusiastic project manager was excited to tell them that Arizona loves mining, as can be seen with all its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CopperMines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CopperMines</span></a>.</p><p>"'They are a mining friendly state,' says Paul Lloyd, managing director at Arizona Lithium, owned by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HawkstoneEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HawkstoneEnergy</span></a>, in Perth, Australia. 'They are very pro-lithium production.'</p><p>"Federal judge <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DianeHumetewa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DianeHumetewa</span></a> Hopi, granted a temporary restraining order. Humetewa is the first federal judge in Arizona to halt <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Haaland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Haaland</span></a>'s runaway train of permits for destruction.</p><p>"Hualapai's lawsuit said the Interior's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BureauOfLandManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BureauOfLandManagement</span></a>, BLM, never consulted Hualapai before authorizing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>drilling</span></a>."</p><p>Source:<br /><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/10/protect-hakamwe-stop-big-sandy-lithium.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/10</span><span class="invisible">/protect-hakamwe-stop-big-sandy-lithium.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopBigSandyLithiumMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopBigSandyLithiumMine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtestWalk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectHaKamwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectHaKamwe</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoLithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoLithiumMining</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMiningWithoutConsent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NoMiningWithoutConsent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigSandyLithiumMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigSandyLithiumMine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReaderSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReaderSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendMotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendTheSacred" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DefendTheSacred</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NativeAmericanActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeacefulProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeacefulProtest</span></a></p>