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A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local grou
Protests and lawsuits from Native American tribes and other local groups stopped a graphite mining operation in South Dakota that was going forward without appropriate environment review.
The mining project has now been cancelled with the company stating it "doesn't intend to file another plan for this project.".
The last two dams, Ion Gate and Copco 1, that were built to divert water for the construction of larger dams, were just removed.
"For years, California was slated to undertake the world’s largest dam removal project in order to free the Klamath River to flow as it had done for thousands of years.
Now, as the project nears completion, imagery is percolating out of Klamath showing the waterway’s dramatic transformation, and they are breathtaking to behold.
Pictured: Klamath River flows freely, after Copco-2 dam was removed in California.
Incredibly, the project has been nearly completed on schedule and under budget, and recently concluded with the removal of two dams, Iron Gate and Copco 1. Small “cofferdams” which helped divert water for the main dams’ construction, still need to be removed.
The river, along which salmon and trout had migrated and bred for centuries, can flow freely between Lake Ewauna in Klamath Falls, Oregon, to the Pacific Ocean for the first time since the dams were constructed between 1903 and 1962.
“This is a monumental achievement—not just for the Klamath River but for our entire state, nation, and planet,” Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. “By taking down these outdated dams, we are giving salmon and other species a chance to thrive once again, while also restoring an essential lifeline for tribal communities who have long depended on the health of the river.”
“We had a really incredible moment to share with tribes as we watched the final cofferdams be broken,” Ren Brownell, Klamath River Renewal Corp. public information officer, told SFGATE. “So we’ve officially returned the river to its historic channel at all the dam sites. But the work continues.”
Pictured: Iron Gate Dam, before and after.
“The dams that have divided the basin are now gone and the river is free,” Frankie Myers, vice chairman of the Yurok Tribe, said in a tribal news release from late August. “Our sacred duty to our children, our ancestors, and for ourselves, is to take care of the river, and today’s events represent a fulfillment of that obligation.”
The Yurok Tribe has lived along the Klamath River forever, and it was they who led the decades-long campaign to dismantle the dams.
At first the water was turbid, brown, murky, and filled with dead algae—discharges from riverside sediment deposits and reservoir drainage. However, Brownell said the water quality will improve over a short time span as the river normalizes.
“I think in September, we may have some Chinook salmon and steelhead moseying upstream and checking things out for the first time in over 60 years,” said Bob Pagliuco, a marine habitat resource specialist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in July.
Pictured: JC Boyle Dam, before and after.
“Based on what I’ve seen and what I know these fish can do, I think they will start occupying these habitats immediately. There won’t be any great numbers at first, but within several generations—10 to 15 years—new populations will be established.”
Ironically, a news release from the NOAA states that the simplification of the Klamath River by way of the dams actually made it harder for salmon and steelhead to survive and adapt to climate change.
“When you simplify the habitat as we did with the dams, salmon can’t express the full range of their life-history diversity,” said NOAA Research Fisheries Biologist Tommy Williams.
“The Klamath watershed is very prone to disturbance. The environment throughout the historical range of Pacific salmon and steelhead is very dynamic. We have fires, floods, earthquakes, you name it. These fish not only deal with it well, it’s required for their survival by allowing the expression of the full range of their diversity. It challenges them. Through this, they develop this capacity to deal with environmental changes.”
-via Good News Network, October 9, 2024
Almost a year has passed since Julia del Carmen Chuñil Catricura, a 72-year-old Mapuche elder and community leader, disappeared in Máfil, southern Chile.
She was last seen on November 8, 2024, walking with her dog Cholito to check on livestock and care for her land. She never returned. Now, we have confirmation that she has been murdered.
Julia was more than a victim of disappearance, she was a dedicated defender of Indigenous Mapuche lands and culture. As president of the Putreguel Indigenous Community, she led the protection of approximately 2220 acres of native forest, an area known as “Reserva Cora Número Uno-A.” She worked tirelessly to preserve biodiversity, raise livestock sustainably, and safeguard the rights and heritage of her people. Julia was also a mother of five and a grandmother of ten, an elder deeply respected in her community.
As it usually happens with indigenous women, her work was not without risk. Since 2015, she and her family report threats and intimidation linked to attempts to seize or exploit her land.
At the moment of her and her 3-month-old sheepdog Cholito's disappearance, tire marks from an unknown pickup truck were reportedly found near her property, which made her family suspect foul play was involved.
Recently, lawyers representing Julia’s family revealed that in a court-approved phone interception, suspect Juan Carlos Morstadt (owner of an agricultural, livestock, and forestry company, descendant of German settlers who came to Valdivia, south of Chile, and started exploiting indigenous land for economic profit) was allegedly recorded saying “they burned her” in at least two conversations. The lawyers say they located a prosecutor’s memo referencing these intercepted calls, but after requesting more information, they were reportedly blocked from accessing the Prosecutor’s Office online case portal.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has called on Chile to intensify search and investigative efforts, and the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) is monitoring the case. Yet, nearly a year later, Julia’s family and community still have no answers.
Julia Chuñil’s disappearance is not just a tragedy, and it's not the first time an indigenous person has been murdered in Chile. Camilo Catrillanca was killed by the Chilean police. Matías Catrileo was killed by the police too. Jaime Mendoza Collío was murdered too by the police. The same police that dismissed Julia's family's concerns about her disappearance. The same police that historically has NEVER protected mapuches.
She was murdered. She deserves justice. Her family deserves the truth. The Mapuche people and all Indigenous communities deserve safety and recognition of their rights. WALLMAPU LIBRE. MARICHI WEU.
Say her name, JULIA CHUÑIL CATRICURA.
DON'T STAY SILENT ABOUT INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
JUSTICIA PARA JULIA CHUÑIL.
i am once again asking you to support and donate to freedom oaklahoma, a native-based organization for trans and gay rights in the same state nex benedict was murdered.
Since yet another piece of media depicting the mountain meadows massacre as the most fucked up thing the mormon church has ever done just came out, I'd like to take another opportunity to direct everyone to the Timpanogos tribe website and encourage you to read about the black hawk war and the events surrounding and following it
brigham young literally ordered the mormon militia to "exterminate" the Timpanogos people - murdering the men and selling the women and children into slavery. The remains of Black Hawk were robbed from his grave and put on display in temple square until 1996
The full truth needs to be heard. It can't be minimized into something titillating but consumable. The Timpanogos people did not endure the grief and suffering brought by the mormon militia so people could both leave them out of the discussion and make money off a story they were erased from.
Again, please read for yourself on the Timpanogos website, spread the word, and donate if you can (there is a button for it on the site).
NELSON, British Columbia — For thousands of years, the stretch of the Columbia River that passed through Kettle Falls, Washington, was so fu
For thousands of years, Kettle Falls was a vital salmon fishing ground for the Sinixt, but early 20th-century dam construction blocked salmon migration.
Wrongfully declared extinct in Canada in 1956, the Sinixt fought for recognition and were officially acknowledged as Aboriginal Peoples of Canada in 2021.
In 2023, the U.S. government signed a $200 million agreement with a coalition of tribes, including the Sinixt, to fund an Indigenous-led salmon reintroduction program into the Columbia River system above dams in Washington.
Sinixt leaders say this project is an important effort to help right a historical wrong in the legacy that led to their “extinction” status, while many hope to one day join salmon efforts on their traditional territory in Canada.
Help send Indigenous and BIPOC activists to the United Nations climate conference
A very dear friend of mine is an Indigenous activist who is part of an Indigenous and BIPOC delegation of activists to the UN Climate Conference, COP 30! However they are struggling to secure housing due to the exorbitant price gouging surrounding these conferences and the absolutely massive cuts in funding and grants for Indigenous and environmental orgs made by Trump.
If you are able to donate, they would really appreciate it and it would make a huge difference!
They need 350 people to donate $20 by Monday or they will lose what might be their only opportunity to secure housing for less than, I fucking kid you not, the going rate of $35,000 (for about 10 people, for two weeks, in Brazil), which would force them to leave most of their delegates behind.
Constantly fighting in colonial spaces is exhausting. For many of us, we already have to combat the dehumanizing narratives thrust upon ou
"Constantly fighting in colonial spaces is exhausting. For many of us, we already have to combat the dehumanizing narratives thrust upon our Peoples before we even get to open our mouths. Narratives that try to keep us confined to tokenized roles like blessings or performances instead of listening to our actual advocacy. Because confronting how much you need to change is uncomfortable; demanding systemic reform for the sake of our planet is impolite. Just stand there and look sacred or diverse for a picture you didn’t consent to but don’t you dare open your mouth to speak truth because what you have to say is unpalatable to the colonizers in control. We reject that kind of objectification. When we stride through the white-washed hallways where they didn't want us to even tentatively tread, we mean business. No matter who it makes uncomfortable. One of the tactics used to keep out grassroots organizations is exorbitant price gouging. However, thanks to the hard work of some dedicated organizers, there are some more affordable housing options available. However, the slots are limited and going fast. While we have secured some funding, if our delegation isn’t able to raise $7,000 more dollars by Monday, we’re back to square one and may need to leave some of our delegates behind. We have applied to multiple grants, but even if we are selected as awardees, we won’t get the funding quickly enough, making direct grassroots crowdfunding our only option to secure housing. Please support us by sharing this post and donating if you are able. https://lnkd.in/gQ3EPXz6 Needless to say, advocating at UN conferences is not fun. We’re not going on vacation. We’re going to COP because there is no substitute for intervening in Earth-destroying policies where their creators plot. [Note: Extremely literally. Big Oil sends thousands of representatives to COP each year, many of them undercover, and petrostates have used the last two COP conferences to make massive oil deals. x, x] If we can just find 350 people to donate just $20, we’ll be able to meet our intermediate goal. Keep your fingers crossed that philanthropy will smile upon SustainUS and make crowdfunding for the additional costs obsolete. For now though, this is really the only option we have. We understand that not everyone agrees with the idea of even attending spaces like COP, and we respect those choices. We all have different roles to play, and for us, we feel like this is one of our responsibilities. Thank you so much for reading this far. Hang in there everyone."
-via Sheelah Bearfoot, September 4, 2025
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