Tag: indigenous rights

Gary McKinney, Thacker Pass
EcoJustice Radio

Life Over Lithium: Protecting the Sacred Site Peehee Mu’huh (Thacker Pass)

Gary McKinney, Spokesman for The People of Red Mountain and Lead Scout for the American Indian Movement-Northeast Nevada, reveals to EcoJustice Radio the true cost of lithium and what we might do to protect the Northern Paiute & Western Shoshone sacred site of Peehee Mu’huh to ensure Indigenous peoples and their legacies are not irreparably harmed by the world’s growing hunger for lithium.

Junipero Serra, toppling California missions
Culture, EcoJustice Radio

Missions of Culture: Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom with Caroline Ward Holland

Tune in as EcoJustice Radio welcomes Caroline Ward Holland, a Tribal citizen of the Fernandeño Band of Mission Indians or Tataviam Nation, as she speaks on the ongoing movement to topple controversial Mission monuments and mythologies. She recounts with host Carry Kim her Walk for the Ancestors in 2015, a pilgrimage she embarked upon with her son, Kagen Holland, to honor the Ancestors at all 21 missions in California.