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Picture from
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The Relocation of Navajo
People
Black Mesa / Big
Mountain, Arizona
I constructed this page on
the forced relocation of traditional Navajo people living in
the remote areas of Black Mesa and Big Mountain, in Northern
Arizona. Personally, I am far from knowing the entire
complexity of this issue, and how people are truly affected. But It is my
honest belief that the
Traditional Dine'h are resisting relocation by continuing
efforts of the U.S. Government. For the people suffering at
Black Mesa & Big Mountain, there are endless trials. I pray
for the Dine'h Resisters in their efforts. It is my
testimony, that what is going on, needs to be stopped.
For A Respected Elder
A Tribute to
Roberta Blackgoat
A Memorial Poem for Roberta Blackgoat
- By Nokwisa Yona
Also see other presentations at
Two Frog.
Historical & Current References
on the Navajo & Hopi Land Dispute
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Sacred Land Film Project
- Group promotes the protection of special
landscapes from economic and non-Native tourist activities.
View film archives and environmental links. |
Various Navajo (Some Hopi) Perspectives
& Opinions on the Issue
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Black Mesa Indigenous Support
- Assisting Native American Elders and
residents of Black Mesa by promoting awareness, bearing
witness to harassment from Government officials and
organizing ongoing work parties. |
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Indigenous Action Media
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was founded on August 25th 2001
with the focus of helping our Native communities address
environmental, human rights, racism, gender, spirituality,
age, class and other issues related to assimilation and
colonization through creative forms of media outreach.
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Blackfire
- One Nation Under -Native American band based in Arizona with
styles incorporating punk music featuring sociopolitical
messages about government oppression. The music behind
Blackfire carries
a powerful message about humanity.
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Voices
from a Troubled Land - Translated by John Benally and transcribed by
Rebekah Reppert. In their own words, Navajo (Diné) elders tell
of their struggle to survive on Big Mountain, Arizona, a
land torn by political maneuvering and commercial
exploitation. Complemented by the striking photography of
Chet Brickett, these letters paint a sincere and powerful
portrait of women and men who revere the Land and the Way |
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The
Dineh Project - "We Will Not Leave Our Sacred Lands"
- Traditional Navajos Stand Their Ground. |
Outside Support For the Dineh
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SENAA
INTERNATIONAL - is a Native American
founded and operated organization that is based in
Tennessee at the beginning point of the Trail of Tears. SENAA was founded in 1995 to protect
and preserve local sacred and historical sites, including
Native American burial sites. We also became involved in
Native American rights and human rights. (inserted from BMIS!)
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Bo Peep's Hogan
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The issue, known to some as "Big Mountain",
is barely reported, and when it is, it is clouded by
propaganda and disinformation. This site is my humble
attempt to rectify that. |
Environmental Threats to
Black Mesa / Big Mountain
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Sacred
Land Film Project - Black Mesa -
Every day, 3.3 million gallons of pure
groundwater are pumped from the Navajo Aquifer, which flows
beneath the Hopi and Navajo Nations in northeastern Arizona.
Peabody Coal Company uses the water to transport coal from a
strip-mine on Black Mesa to a power plant in the Mojave
Desert, 273 miles to the west. Vernon Masayesva of Black
Mesa Trust, says, "One billion gallons of our ancient,
sacred water, mined to slurry coal, fouled beyond
reclamation, evaporates each year in Nevada's desert skies."
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Black Mesa Indigenous Support
Visit SENAA International's site
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