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Tribe gets boost in mine opposition with OK of water standards
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has approved new water quality standards for the Bad River band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, a development that the tribe's attorney says could be a major factor as the state decides whether to allow a proposed iron mine in the hills above the reservation.  Mining & Drilling5/21/2013
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Native Americans mined variety of minerals early on
(Arizona) -- Arizona has a rich history involving aboriginal mining, sometimes digging for minerals and other times scouring the Earth's surface.
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Op-Ed: Gamma Rays and the Grand Canyon
(Arizona) -- Uranium mining has left a poisonous legacy in the Four Corners region of the Colorado Plateau—Indian country where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and...
5/20/2013
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Indian Tribal Elders Hold Drum Ceremony Opposing Iron Mine
(Wisconsin) -- Native American tribal elders from Bad River and Red Cliff held a drum ceremony this weekend calling upon the spirits to offer guidance in their fight...
5/19/2013
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Comment period ends in mid-June for proposed uranium mine
(New Mexico) -- The U.S. Forest Service expects to close its public comment period in mid-June on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Roca Honda...
5/16/2013
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Mescalero Apache Explore Rare Earth Element Mining
(Arizona) -- The Mescalero Apache tribe of New Mexico says it is looking to expand it's economy by mining rare earth elements. The elements are highly sought after...
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Traditional blessings
(North Dakota) -- Tony Mandan, an elder of the Three Affiliated Tribes, gave a blessing of the ground at the groundbreaking ceremony last week for the tribes'...
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Protestors oppose uranium mining on Mt. Taylor
(New Mexico) -- In an effort to oppose uranium mining from occurring at the base of Mt. Taylor, protesters and environmentalists held poster signs last Friday for...
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The new plunder of Native lands
(USA) -- THOUGH YOU wouldn't know it from the mainstream media, the U.S. economy continues to suffer the aftershocks of the Great Recession of 2008. California is...
5/15/2013
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TransCanada Told "You're Not Welcome Here' on Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
(South Dakota) -- And with these firm words the TransCanada representatives were kicked out of Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation last week.
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Interior pressed to encourage Indian tribes to develop oil and gas
(Washington D.C.) -- A Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing quickly turned into a referendum on energy development on Indian lands on Wednesday.
5/14/2013
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Aboriginal groups call for Arctic oil-drilling moratorium
(Alaska) -- Aboriginal groups from every Arctic country have signed a statement that calls for an end to offshore drilling and a pause in northern energy projects unless...
5/12/2013
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Exploratory mining underway around Pajarito Mountain
(Arizona) -- For the second time, exploratory drilling is underway in an area around Pajarito Mountain on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in a search for financially...
5/10/2013
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Miners: BHP mine a good deal for tribe
(New Mexico) -- At the 8050 dragline, Henry C. Begay has a unique view of the coal that is extracted at Navajo Mine.
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Bob Rae to lead First Nations in Ring of Fire negotiations
(Thunder Bay) -- Former federal Liberal leader Bob Rae will be the chief negotiator for First Nations in talks with the Ontario government about development of the Ring...
5/9/2013
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Delvin Cree: North Dakota tribe breaks ground on oil refinery
(North Dakota) -- A tribally owned refinery project costing $450 million is getting closer to development stages. A "historical" ground breaking took place on...
5/8/2013
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Three Affiliated Tribes break ground on refinery
(North Dakota) -- As the Three Affiliated Tribes blessed the ground Wednesday where a refinery will be built, one tribal council member called it a new day for the...
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Thunder Butte Petroleum / Tribes hold groundbreaking for new refinery
(North Dakota) -- The ceremony on Wednesday was called historic by many gathered at the site where The Three Affiliated Tribes broke ground for a refinery.
5/7/2013
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Tribe: Oil tax changes not enough
(North Dakota) -- A new tribal oil tax agreement is a “huge improvement” but still contains bad language that doesn’t recognize tribal sovereignty,...
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President Shelly: federal regulations block natural resource exploration
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly said federal regulations have made it difficult to search for and extract natural resources from Reservation land.
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Navajo Nation moves forward with efforts to buy coal mine
(Arizona) -- On April 29, the Navajo Nation Council voted to approve the creation of the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), LLC, the next step in the Nation'...
5/6/2013
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Tribes' refinery, OneOK gas plants commemorated
(North Dakota) -- Significant new energy projects in the oil patch will be commemorated in separate ceremonies Wednesday.
5/5/2013
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Northern plains site has twice as much oil as previously thought, Interior says
(USA) -- A vast geologic formation in three northern Plains states contains twice as much oil and three times as much natural gas as the federal government previously...
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Spread of Hydrofracking Could Strain Water Resources in West, Study Finds
(USA) -- The rapid expansion of hydraulic fracturing to retrieve once-inaccessible reservoirs of oil and gas could put pressure on already-stressed water resources from...
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USGS nearly doubles 2008 estimate, says 7.4 billion barrels of oil possible in ND and Mont.
(North Dakota) -- Government data released Tuesday show that 7.4 billion barrels of oil could be recovered from two massive shale formations spanning parts of the...
5/3/2013
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Guatemala cracks down on anti-mine protests
(Guatemala) -- Guatemala's government declared a state of emergency and banned public gatherings in four townships east of the capital Thursday following several...
5/2/2013
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Navajo Nation Approves Coal Power Plant Lease
(Arizona) -- The president of the Navajo Nation signed a lease extension with a coal-fired power plant in northern Arizona that’s worth $1.2 billion to the tribe...
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Tribe creates energy company to oversee potential mine purchase
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation Council passed legislation to create an energy company to oversee the purchase, ownership, and operation of Navajo Mine.
5/1/2013
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Report warns of 'catastrophic' uprising
(Canada) -- Canada faces a potentially "catastrophic" uprising unless aboriginal Canadians become full participants in natural resource extraction, a prominent...
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N.D. House easily rejects oil tax bill
(North Dakota) -- Nearly 80 percent of House members voted Wednesday to kill a bill that would have reduced the state’s oil extraction tax by one-half of 1 percent.
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The Energy Boom: American Indians Need Not Apply?
(USA) -- Though it is no shock that the nation's 6.2 million American Indians have the highest national poverty rates, where the highest of those poverty rates exist...
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Jury finds defendants guilty in Bakken oil scam
(Montana) -- The four remaining defendants in a Bakken oil leasing scam that duped unwitting investors across the country out of hundreds of thousands of dollars were...
4/30/2013
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Aboriginal leaders urging voter engagement in B.C. election
(British Columbia) -- With new oil pipelines, tanker routes, LNG plants, mines and hydro-power projects proposed throughout British Columbia, aboriginal leaders are...
4/29/2013
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Aboriginal leaders skeptical about possible oil sands pipeline
(North Canada) -- Leaders in the Mackenzie Delta question how serious Alberta is about building an oil pipeline to ship oil north to the Beaufort Sea. The province of...
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Navajo Nation forms company to run NM coal mine
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation is moving closer to getting into the coal mining business. Tribal lawmakers voted Monday to form a limited liability company that would...
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Tribal refinery ground breaking on May 8
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its refinery May 8 at 4:30 p.m. at the refinery site, west of Makoti.
4/28/2013
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Australia's boom is anything but for its Aboriginal people
(Australia) -- Eleven miles by ferry from Perth is Western Australia's "premier tourist destination". This is Rottnest Island, whose scabrous wild beauty...
4/27/2013
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Report: Wyoming, other states must track water used for fracking
(Wyoming) -- Wyoming and other Western states need to better track the amount of groundwater that’s depleted by hydraulic fracturing, according to a new report by...
4/26/2013
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Native American Tribes Call for Cleaner Water from Mines
(Michigan) -- Michigan's Upper Peninsula has a storied history of mining. From iron ore to gold, the mining legacy has left both positive and negative impacts on the...
4/23/2013
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WA Tribes Hope Earth Day Shines Light on Oil on Rails
(Washington) -- Tens of millions of barrels a year: that's how much crude oil is projected to be rolling by rail to Washington state under a proposal that's...
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Uranium is no good for the Navajo
(Colorado) -- A recent post on the High Country News website advocates the position that the Navajo Nation should eventually drop its 2005 uranium ban so that it can get...
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NORRELL: Peabody Coal seized 1 million Navajo and Hopi artifacts from Black Mesa
(Arizona) -- While Peabody Coal was raping Black Mesa's coal, and forcing more than 14,000 Navajos into relocation and sorrow, Peabody seized 1 million Navajo and...
4/22/2013
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Cities, tribes: No coal port, no coal trains here
(Washington) -- Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, oft-faulted for a go-it-alone governing style, became a coalition builder Monday, joining with other city officials and Indian...
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New regional alliance opposes coal-export plan from state ports
(Washington) -- Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn on Monday announced a new alliance of politicians and tribal leaders opposed to exporting western coal to Asia from Washington...
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Seattle, tribal leaders oppose coal trains
(Washington) -- Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and other city and tribal leaders have formed a new coalition to oppose coal trains and coal exports in the region.
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Dakotas Reservation Might Get Home-Building Plant
(North Dakota) -- A home-building company aiming to supply housing for western North Dakota’s booming oil patch wants to set up shop on the Standing Rock Indian...
4/21/2013
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Oilsands environmental data to be released for Earth Day
(Canada) -- The federal Conservatives have decided to mark Earth Day this year, launching a long-promised portal for public access to sensitive environmental data from...
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Bakken oil development comes with a price
(North Dakota) -- The Bakken formation is 200,000-plus square miles of crude oil deep under the Earth’s surface. It expands across North Dakota, Montana, Native...
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Oil patch housing pinch spurs home manufacturing idea
(North Dakota) -- A home manufacturing company wants to build and ship houses for the Bakken from the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
4/20/2013
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First Nations partnerships with Canadian industry showing benefits
(British Columbia) -- Most, if not all, Canadian large-scale resource development projects are situated on or pass through the traditional territories of First Nations.
4/19/2013
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No agreement yet on oil extraction tax
(North Dakota) -- Conference committee members are expecting to continue work on an oil extraction tax bill after failing to come to a final agreement during two Friday...
4/18/2013
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A path to solving disputes between miners and First Nations
(British Columbia) -- Bringing Aboriginal Peoples and exploration-mining companies together efficiently through negotiated agreements is too often the promise unachieved...
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Navajo families help create five-year uranium cleanup plan
(New Mexico) -- The meeting room for the Uranium Contamination Stakeholder Workshop was packed with more than 200 tribal officials, federal representatives and Navajo...
4/17/2013
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Tar Sands Is Worse Than You Can Imagine: Incredible Images You Have to See
(Alberta) -- The mining of the Alberta tar sands is the biggest industrial project on earth and quite possibly the world's most environmentally destructive.
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Legislature gives some, takes some when handling oil, Indians
(North Dakota) -- On July 4, 1776, Congress gave final approval to the Declaration of Independence including the statement that “all men are created equal.”
4/16/2013
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Oil pipeline to the east draws critisim
(Canada) -- Not single piece of pipe has been put in the ground. Nor has anyone been hired. But there’s been a lot of chatter about a proposed Trans-Canadian...
4/14/2013
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Manitoba’s dark secret
(Manitoba) -- It oozed oil for a confirmed 10 days, or a rumoured 30, depending on the source. But the oil spill, one of the province’s largest, went unnoticed by...
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Iron Mining Law in Wisconsin Guts Water Protections
(Wisconsin) -- While we were busy watching unconstitutional abortion laws and the run up to SCOTUS taking on Prop 8 and DOMA, the state of Wisconsin quietly declared war...
4/12/2013
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Tar sand oil pipelines are natural disasters waiting to happen
(USA) -- It’s now been almost two weeks since ExxonMobil’s Pegasus pipeline spill put at least 500,000 gallons of tar sands crude and contaminated water into...
4/11/2013
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S.D. scientists search for Black Hills sands suitable for oil-and-gas fracking
(South Dakota) -- Driving by on S.D. Highway 40 west of Hermosa, you might not notice the rust-colored outcropping of rock in the ditch. But it might be fracking sand, a...
4/10/2013
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Chippewa leader slams DNR 'propaganda,' mining legislation in tribal address
(Wisconsin) -- A Chippewa leader took Wisconsin officials to task Tuesday in the annual State of the Tribes address, accusing them of spreading “propaganda”...
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State of the Tribes address: 'We're not your adversaries'
(Wisconsin) -- A Chippewa leader accused state officials of spreading inflammatory "political propaganda" about spear fishing and called on lawmakers not to...
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State of the Tribes speech decries lack of communication
(Wisconsin) -- Lawmakers learn about the state of Wisconsin tribes on Tuesday, as one tribal leader denounces the new mining law.
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Oil industry wants change to ND tribal oil taxes
(North Dakota) -- North Dakota's oil industry is endorsing a change to a revenue sharing agreement that the state has had with the Three Affiliated Tribes since 2008.
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Alberta’s resources consultation plan for First Nations is more of the same, bands say
(Alabama) -- Alberta First Nations bands say the province’s latest attempts to reform and manage how industry consults with First Nations on resource developments...
4/9/2013
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Chippewa leader outlines state tribes' grievances
(Wisconsin) -- A Chippewa leader took Wisconsin officials to task Tuesday in the annual State of the Tribes address, accusing them of spreading “propaganda”...
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Chippewa leader tells Legislature of disputes with state over mine; lawmaker walks out
(Wisconsin) -- In a pointed speech, an Ojibwe tribal leader Tuesday challenged the full Legislature to overcome the mounting controversy with Wisconsin's American...
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It's Chippewas vs. WI DNR
(Wisconsin) -- A Chippewa leader is calling on state officials to stop spreading what he calls "propaganda" about spear-fishing and imploring lawmakers not to...
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Wis. Chippewa leader: DNR must stop 'propaganda'
(Wisconsin) -- A Chippewa leader is calling on state officials to stop spreading what he calls "propaganda" about spear-fishing and imploring lawmakers not to...
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Wis. legislator walks out of tribal speech
(Wisconsin) -- The state Assembly's speaker pro tem is fuming over remarks Lac Courte Oreilles (LA'-coot -oh-ray) Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairman Gordon...
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Navajo Nation to spend additional $2.3 mil to investigate buying Navajo Coal Mine
(Arizona) -- The Navajo Nation will spend another $2.3 million to look into whether buying the Navajo Mine coal mine would be economically beneficial and keep Navajos...
4/8/2013
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Important Cultural, Religious and Historical Resources Threatened by Drilling
(North Dakota) -- The Hess Corporation’s development of oil resources on Taĥċa Wakutėpi (Killdeer Mountain) on the edge of the North Dakota badlands threatens to...
4/6/2013
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ND, tribal leaders work on oil tax agreement
(North Dakota) -- Oil drilling on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota could be in danger if state legislators and tribal leaders can’t reach an agreement...
4/5/2013
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President Shelly Signs $2.3 Million Bill to Fund Continued Due Diligence Investigation into Coal Mine Acquisition
(New Mexico) -- On April 3, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation that allows $2.3 million from the Undesignated Unreserved Fund Balance to go towards...
4/4/2013
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Canadian mining companies subject of worldwide protests
(British Columbia) -- Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets of Bucaramanga, the country's sixth-largest city, last month to defend their water supply...
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How the Tar Sands Are Crushing Science in Canada
(Canada) -- The Canadian government is currently under investigation for its efforts to obstruct the right of the media and public to speak to government scientists.
4/3/2013
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Northern Ontario First Nations seek delay on new mining rules
(Ontario) -- A group of First Nation communities in mineral-rich Northern Ontario is asking the province to postpone implementation of new mining regulations that went...
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Tony Clement and the Ring of Fire
(Ontario) -- The resources held deep beneath what is commonly known as the Ring of Fire is well known. For one, the mining industry believes northern Ontario has one of...
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Fish deformities linked to oil pollution in U.S. and Alberta
(Alberta) -- A renowned Alberta water scientist is urging the federal government to take action after he discovered deformities in fish in the Athabasca River downriver...
4/2/2013
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Mi’kmaq chiefs voice opposition to discharge of fracking wastewater
(Nova Scotia) -- The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs is speaking out against a recent decision by the County of Colchester to discharge fracking wastewater...
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Jobs, environment fuel debate over pending Navajo Mine purchase
(New Mexico) -- For Navajo Nation officials a pending deal to purchase Navajo Mine boils down to one simple necessity — preserve jobs.
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Three Affiliated Tribes expects to break ground this spring on refinery near Makoti
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes is planning to break ground this spring on a $400 million refinery near Makoti.
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Northern Ontario First Nations seek delay on new mining rules
(Ontario) -- A group of First Nation communities in mineral-rich Northern Ontario is asking the province to postpone implementation of new mining regulations that went...
4/1/2013
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Environmentalist groups band together to stop uranium mining at Grand Canyon
(Arizona) -- A Colorado mining company’s plans to restart operations at a Grand Canyon uranium mine have environmentalists and Native Americans crying foul.
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Diné community group opposes Navajo Mine deal, urges leaders to invest in renewable energy
(New Mexico) -- A community group says Navajo Nation officials are being wasteful as they prepare to spend more than $3 million to study the risks of purchasing the BHP...
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Ground breaking ceremony near for tribal refinery
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes are planning to break ground this spring for a refinery near Makoti, and will have full construction under way there this...
3/30/2013
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Crow tribe to lease 145 million tons of coal
(Montana) -- The Crow tribe plans to lease an additional 145 million tons of coal to Westmoreland Coal Co. The lease is located next to the Absaloka mine in southeastern...
3/29/2013
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Doubt looms over the Navajo Mine deal
(New Mexico) -- Doubt looms over President Ben Shelly as he expressed some concerns over buying the mine from BHP.
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Navajo council approves 2nd study on mine purchase
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation lawmakers have voted to spend $2.3 million to decide whether the tribe should buy a coal mine in northwestern New Mexico.
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Tribes and environmentalists petition to close dredge mining 'loophole'
(California) -- In the latest Northern California river mining dispute, tribes and environmentalists have petitioned the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to tighten...
3/28/2013
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Tribes and environmentalists petition to close dredge mining 'loophole'
(California) -- In the latest Northern California river mining dispute, tribes and environmentalists have petitioned the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to tighten...
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Judge denies motion to overturn uranium-mining ban near Grand Canyon
(Arizona) -- Conservation groups celebrated a federal judge's ruling that denied a motion to overturn the Obama administration's ban on uranium mining on 1...
3/24/2013
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Bad River taking donations to fund lawsuit
(Wisconsin) -- A northwestern Wisconsin Chippewa tribe is now raising money online to fight a proposed iron mine. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has set up...
3/23/2013
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First Nations eye action to oppose pipelines
(Ottawa) -- A coalition of aboriginal leaders has drawn a line in the oilsands and has warned of a "long, hot summer" ahead in the group's fight against...
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First Nations leaders gather in Ottawa to strengthen legal case against oil sands development
(Ottawa) -- First Nations leaders from across the US and Canada converged on Parliament Hill this morning to meet with politicians and add their signatures to two anti-...
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What the treaties actually say; And what gov’t, First Nations and miners can do
(Ontario) -- Finally, a court has agreed with aspects contained in the Indian treaties (Ontario Has Right To Treaty Land: Court — CJ, March 19). The treaties are...
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Chief storms out of court during hearing over mining blockades
(Manitoba) -- Mathias Colomb Cree Nation Chief Arlen Dumas stormed out of a Court of Queen's Bench hearing today being held to restrict his band from blockading...
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Osage Minerals Council seeks more time to mull policy
(Oklahoma) -- In response to community feedback, the Osage Minerals Council has voted to recommend an indefinite extension of its negotiations with the federal...
3/22/2013
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20-Year Ban on New Uranium-Mining Claims in Grand Canyon Holds Up in Court
(Arizona) -- The Havasupai Tribe, and the Grand Canyon watershed, won in U.S. District Court this week when a judge denied the uranium industry’s motion to...
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Fort McKay aboriginals take ‘good with the bad’ of the oil sands
(Canada) -- Jim Boucher, chief of the Fort McKay First Nation near Fort McMurray, hasn’t been shy over the years about taking to task oil sands developers over...
3/21/2013
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Share the mineral wealth, say First Nations
(Ontario) -- Engagement with First Nations and respecting treaty rights must be “cornerstones” of this week's federal budget, said Nishnawbe Aski Nation...
3/20/2013
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Court rules Ontario has right to ‘take up’ treaty land for mining, forestry
(Ontario) -- Ontario’s highest court has ruled that the province has the right to “take up” treaty land for mining and forestry.
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HudBay granted injunction to keep First Nation from mine
(Manitoba) -- Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting has been granted a court injunction to keep the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation from holding more protests at its mining project...
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First Nations say they will fight oilsands, pipeline
(Saskatchewan) -- An alliance of First Nations leaders is preparing to fight proposed new pipelines in the courts and through unspecified direct action.
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Highway 63 could see anti-pipeline protesters: Adam
(Ottawa) -- Blocking Highway 63 could be a tactic for anti-pipeline protesters this summer, warned one local First Nations chief.
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Envoy to deal with First Nations concerns on pipelines
(Canada) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named an envoy to defuse the tension between First Nations and the energy and pipeline industry that threatens his plan to...
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ND tribe stops construction of oil waste landfill
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes has shut down construction of a landfill for oil waste on the Fort Berthold Reservation in northwestern North Dakota.
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Flurry of oil exploration fizzles on reservation
(Montana) -- A flurry of oil exploration activity on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation that raised hopes and concerns has fizzled with the announcement from a Denver-...
3/19/2013
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White Shield: No to oil waste
(North Dakota) -- A tribal committee shut down construction of a landfill for oil waste on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation 10 days after its owner said he started...
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Anschutz Exploration to halt oil, gas drilling on Blackfeet Reservation
(Montana) -- A Denver-based energy exploration company that has been searching for oil and gas on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation alongside Glacier National Park...
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Harper names envoy for First Nations concerns on pipelines and energy
(Ottawa) -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper has named an envoy to defuse the tension between First Nations and the energy and pipeline industry that threatens his plan to...
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First Nation queries tanker safety changes, as historic spill continues to ooze
(British Columbia) -- A first nation on British Columbia’s central coast says the federal government is welcome to launch immediately expanded aerial oil spill...
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Navajo Nation to pay millions to study Navajo Mine
(New Mexico) -- The Navajo Nation is paying millions of dollars to figure out whether it truly wants to purchase the Navajo Mine.
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Northern science lab could increase aboriginal workforce in mining sector
(Saskatchewan) -- There is a critical shortage of Aboriginal people pursuing careers in science-related fields, but a northern-based post-secondary program in...
3/18/2013
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Tribal oil field landfill in question
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes’ environmental director said construction of a landfill for oil field waste should be shut down for public comment...
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Supreme Court Lets Limits On River Mining Stand
(Washington D.C.) -- A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Monday makes it harder for miners to gain access to Northwest rivers. Environmental groups hailed the decision as a...
3/17/2013
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Canada aboriginal movement poses new threat to miners
(Canada) -- An aboriginal protest movement that's often compared with Occupy Wall Street has the potential to disrupt mining projects across Canada, threatening to...
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Company eyes coal on Montana's Crow reservation
(Montana) -- A mining company plans to start exploratory work this spring on an estimated 400 million tons of coal beneath Montana's Crow Indian Reservation, adding...
3/15/2013
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OP/ED: Uranium ban rethink?
(Colorado) -- When I read that mining companies are pressuring the Navajo Nation to let them mine uranium on Diné land I thought: What gall. After all, the Navajos...
3/14/2013
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Amazon Indians unite against Canadian oil giant
(Peru) -- Amazon Indians from Peru and Brazil have joined together to stop a Canadian oil company destroying their land and threatening the lives of uncontacted tribes.
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Balancing Economic and Social Development in Peruvian Mining Communities
(Peru) -- In January 2013, at least a dozen people were injured in clashes between police and members of a Quechua community at Candente Copper Corporation's...
3/13/2013
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PEMBER: Ojibwe Women Vow to 'Sit on the Mountain'
(Wisconsin) -- In Wisconsin, new iron-ore mining legislation threatens the Penokee Mountains, upstream from the Bad River reservation. Some say that Gov. Scott Walker...
3/12/2013
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Gov. Scott Walker signs iron mining legislation
(Wisconsin) -- Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed a bill that rewrites iron mining laws and could pave the way for construction of a $1.5 billion open pit mine in...
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Walker says mining changes send message to employers; tribe plans for possible legal action
(Wisconsin) -- Gov. Scott Walker says changes to the state's mine permitting process send a powerful message to employers both in Wisconsin and the rest of the...
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Groups file suit to block Canyon uranium mine near Grand Canyon
(Arizona) -- The Havasupai tribe and three conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service March 7 over its decision to allow Energy Fuels Resources, Inc. to begin...
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Chief sets out demands for Rae to negotiate
(Ontario) -- The Chief of Neskantaga First Nation is already outlining what he wants Bob Rae to negotiate, even though the interim Liberal leader hasn't officially...
3/11/2013
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Grand Canyon uranium mine at center of lawsuit
(Arizona) -- An Arizona Native American tribe and three environmental groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over a proposed uranium mine near the Grand Canyon.
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Bad River tribe raising money for mining lawsuits
(Wisconsin) -- Fundraising is underway now to pay for mining lawsuits. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa announced they will start seeking money to fight what...
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Walker signs bill easing mining permit process
(Wisconsin) -- Gov. Scott Walker signed Republicans’ polarizing mining bill into law Monday, completing a months-long, all-out campaign to jump-start a giant iron...
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Walker Signs Mining Law; Tribes Begin Raising Money for Lawsuit
(Wisconsin) -- Gov. Walker formally eased Wisconsin's iron-ore mining standards on Monday. Republicans advanced the bill in recent weeks on their second try. Their...
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Bob Rae calls for development partnerships with First Nations
(Ontario) -- Bob Rae is keeping a close eye on Ring of Fire revenue talks between the province and the Matawa First Nations. The federal interim Liberal leader is...
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N.D. Game and Fish uses helicopter to move bighorn sheep away from Oil Patch highway
(North Dakota) -- The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently deployed a helicopter crew to capture and relocate 12 bighorn sheep in an effort to reduce road-kill...
3/10/2013
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Mining companies focus anew on Navajo uranium
(New Mexico) -- Uranium mining companies are showing signs of renewed interest in the Navajo Nation. The Farmington Daily Times reports that several companies during the...
3/9/2013
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Minas Conga referendum plans disputed
(Peru) -- Authorities have rejected attempts to mount a referendum on the Conga gold and copper mine in Cajamarca, northern Peru. Locals in Cajamarca, northern Peru, are...
3/7/2013
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Assembly approves mining bill, sends it to Gov. Scott Walker for expected signature
(Wisconsin) -- Assembly Republicans sent Gov. Scott Walker a bill Thursday that could clear the way for a miles-long iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin, handing the GOP...
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Bad River, other tribes speak against mining bill
(Wisconsin) -- The chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa promises an “all-out effort” to fight a planned iron ore mine just north of its...
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Indians adamantly opposed to new mining bill
(Wisconsin) -- Wisconsin Indians are determined to stop the mining project. The head of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indian tribe says he’ll use...
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Iron mine's fate may hinge on 19th century treaties
(Wisconsin) -- The Wisconsin Legislature has approved amendments to Wisconsin law intended to pave the way for Gogebic Taconite to mine iron ore in the Penokee Hills of...
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Mining bill debate to begin Thursday in Wisconsin Assembly
(Wisconsin) -- Republicans began their final drive Thursday to ease the regulatory path for a new iron mine near Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin, sending a...
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Wisconsin Assembly passes sweeping mining bill
(Wisconsin) -- Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly approved a polarizing mining bill Thursday and sent the measure to Gov. Scott Walker for his signature, completing a...
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Shell Oil out: Native tribe still sees threat to ‘sacred headwaters’
(British Columbia) -- The Tahltan Nation, in remote northwest British Columbia, blocked roads and staged sit-ins to keep Shell Oil from developing a huge coal bed...
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Groups challenge uranium mine near Grand Canyon
(Arizona) -- The U.S. Forest Service is being sued over the approval of a uranium mine south of the Grand Canyon. The Havasupai (hav-uh-SU'-peye) Tribe and...
3/6/2013
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Owner of proposed iron ore mine has groundwater problems in Illinois operation
(Wisconsin) -- An Illinois coal mine owned by the same investor who is trying to develop an iron ore mine in Wisconsin has come under fire by Illinois' pollution...
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Northern Ontario first nation chiefs seek Bob Rae as lead negotiator
(Ontario) -- When Bob Rae’s job as interim Leader of the Liberal party ends next month, chiefs in Northern Ontario say they expect him to be their voice at the...
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Pipeline opponents hold protest in Ringwood
(New Jersey) -- Two members of an organization trying to stop the construction of a gas pipeline briefly locked themselves to a pair of maple trees near the Monksville...
3/5/2013
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Tribe warns that children might play with illegally dumped filter socks
(North Dakota) -- The Three Affiliated Tribes’ environmental division is worried that children will play with the potentially radioactive filters used by the oil...
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Tribal Fisherman Sees Coal Threat Looming
(Washington) -- Jay Julius is a fisherman and a member of the Lummi Nation tribal council. Lummi people have lived on the shores of Puget Sound north of Bellingham for...
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Aboriginal mining training program provides skill, confidence
(Ontario) -- An Aboriginal training program in northwestern Ontario is making strides to address a looming labour shortfall in the mining industry.
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Miner testifies about blasting near sacred site
(Australia) -- The former manager of a Northern Territory Manganese mine has given evidence about explosive blasting that may have damaged an Aboriginal sacred site.
3/4/2013
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Mining debate is far from over
(Wisconsin) -- Michael Wiggins Jr., tribal chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, says his tribe “will do whatever it takes” as a...
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Mining companies seek permission to re-enter Navajo Nation, US
(New Mexico) -- Uranium miners in the US are seeking access to a 70 million ton deposit in the semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory - Navajo Nation, near...
3/3/2013
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Mining companies eye new Navajo Nation projects
(New Mexico) -- Uranium mining companies are showing signs of renewed interest in the Navajo Nation. The Farmington Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/XKb9Vh) that...
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Uranium mining companies descend upon Navajo Nation
(New Mexico) -- Uranium mining companies have renewed their interest in the Navajo Nation, and it seems they will not be easily deterred. The Navajo Nation sits on more...
3/2/2013
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Draft Assessment of Tar Sands Pipeline "Devastatingly Cynical"
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. State Department late Friday released a draft environmental impact assessment of a contentious pipeline project that simultaneously...
3/1/2013
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Report shows tribe’s water-quality issues
(Wisconsin) -- As state senators debate a proposed northern Wisconsin mine, a new report says an Indian tribe that fears pollution from the mine has other water-quality...
2/28/2013
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Bad River treatment facility shows multiple violations
(Wisconsin) -- While the Bad River Band of Chippewa Indians continues to lash out against the proposed Upson area iron mine because of potential pollution, the tribe has...
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Drum Circle Protest
(Wisconsin) -- Native Americans gathered in a drum circle by the State Capitol to protest against mining. The massive open-pit iron mine in the Penokee Hills will affect...
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Red Cliff task force opposes Upson mine
(Wisconsin) -- The chairman of the Red Cliff tribe's mining task force said Thursday the tribe opposes the mining legislation under consideration by the Wisconsin...
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Plagued by problems, Shell pulls out of Arctic drilling for 2013
(Washington D.C.) -- Shell is dropping plans to drill in the Arctic waters off Alaska this year after a 2012 drilling season marred by equipment failures and ongoing...
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Shell says it will ‘pause’ drilling in Arctic Ocean for 2013
(Alaska) -- An effort to give the United States a new source of domestic oil and refill the trans-Alaska pipeline took a hit Wednesday when Royal Dutch Shell PLC...
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Shale-Oil Boom Divides Reservation
(North Dakota) -- The shale-oil boom in North Dakota gave the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Indians here the chance to become some of the wealthiest tribes in U.S. history.
2/27/2013
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Report blasts Bad River tribe on pollution
(Wisconsin) -- A new report says an Indian tribe that fears pollution from a proposed mine in northern Wisconsin has pollution problems of its own.
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Tribe worried about mine has own pollution issues
(Wisconsin) -- A Lake Superior Chippewa band worried about the possible environmental impact of a proposed iron ore mine in northwestern Wisconsin has its own pollution...
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Wisconsin Senate passes mining bill after debate
(Wisconsin) -- Wisconsin Republicans inched closer Wednesday to passing their divisive mining legislation, pushing the proposal through the state Senate by a single vote...
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Arizona Tribes and Environmental Groups Oppose HR 287 for Mining in the Tonto National Forest
(Arizona) -- Environmentalists and tribal activists are crying foul on a mining proposal on sacred land in Arizona that’s been resurrected for the eighth year in...
2/26/2013
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Local leaders, tribes voice their opposition to state mining legislation
(Wisconsin) -- A photo of the Penokee Range and mining equipment rest side by side on a poster, posing the question: “Which road will we choose?”
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Tribe opposing mine has its own water quality problems
(Wisconsin) -- The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has been a sharp critic of the potential threat of pollution from a proposed iron ore mine, but the tribe is...
2/23/2013
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Land Grab Cheats North Dakota Tribes Out of $1 Billion, Suits Allege
(North Dakota) -- Native Americans on an oil-rich North Dakota reservation have been cheated out of more than $1 billion by schemes to buy drilling rights for lowball...
2/22/2013
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Oilsands health study questioned after aboriginal community opts out
(Alberta) -- The credibility of a long-awaited study is already being questioned before it has even begun, after one local aboriginal community announced it was pulling...
2/21/2013
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Commercial zoning denied for land at base of Tortugas 'A' Mountain
(New Mexico) -- In a public hearing that reached into the wee hours of Thursday morning, a city-county land use board opted to reject a commercial zoning classification...
2/19/2013
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Native Sun News: Clash mounts over Black Hills uranium mine
(South Dakota) -- As people protested in the Black Hills on Feb. 7 against Powertech (USA), Inc.’s slated uranium mining in counties adjacent to the Pine Ridge...
2/18/2013
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Bad River tribe could delay mining reforms
(Wisconsin) -- Wisconsin’s Bad River Indians could have more power than a lot of people might think, in imposing regulations for a proposed mine upstream from...
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Tribe leads opposition to Wis. iron mine project
(Wisconsin) -- For generations the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has quietly carved out a hardscrabble existence in the evergreen forests and sloughs along...
2/17/2013
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Bad River Chippewa could have say in Gogebic iron ore mine
(Wisconsin) -- The future of an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could be influenced by an American Indian tribe that opposes the project and recently received...
2/16/2013
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LNG warning flags; Canada’s First Nations ponder legal fight
(Canada) -- The National Energy Board has granted Canada’s third LNG export permit, this one for Shell-operated LNG Canada to process the equivalent of 3.23...
2/15/2013
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HRI pleased with Church Rock support for mining
(Arizona) -- Mark Pelizza, senior vice president of Health, Safety, Environment and Public Affairs for Uranium Resources, Inc., is ecstatic about Church Rock Chapter...
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Pluspetrol denies Peru reserve gas push
(Peru) -- Pluspetrol of Argentina has denied reports it plans to look for gas within Peru’s Manu nature reserve, an area of the Amazon declared a World Heritage...
2/14/2013
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Wisconsin tribe threatens Walker jobs project
(Wisconsin) -- For generations the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has quietly carved out a hardscrabble existence in the evergreen forests and sloughs along...
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WHITE FACE: No Amount of Uranium Is Safe
(South Dakota) -- There is a situation brewing in western South Dakota that has quite a few people concerned about the safety of soldiers in the South Dakota Army...
2/12/2013
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Band may try to block Northwestern Wisconsin mining project
(Wisconsin) -- For generations the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has quietly carved out a hardscrabble existence in the evergreen forests and sloughs along...
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Wisconsin's big jobs project blocked by tribe
(Wisconsin) -- Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, has rolled over Democrats who oppose his conservative economic plan for the state and he has survived a...
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Court upholds reopening of uranium mine near Grand Canyon
(Arizona) -- A federal appeals court Monday upheld the government's decision to let a uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park continue to operate under...
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Doubt looms over the Navajo Mine deal
(New Mexico) -- Doubt looms over President Ben Shelly as he expressed some concerns over buying the mine from BHP.
2/11/2013
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Tribe evaluates Navajo Mine deal
(New Mexico) -- Despite a report to the contrary, the Navajo Nation remains interested in purchasing Navajo Mine from BHP Billiton, said a spokesman for the tribe's...
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Tribal leaders making two Milwaukee appearances Tuesday on mining issues
(Wisconsin) -- Milwaukee-area residents will have two opportunities Tuesday to hear directly from Ojibwe people impacted by the iron mining bill and a proposed open pit...
2/10/2013
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Al Gedicks: Wrong to ignore Bad River Tribe in mining negotiations
(Wisconsin) -- The framing of the mining controversy by mainstream media as an issue of jobs vs. environmental protection gives short shrift to the issue of cultural...
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“To get the gold, they will have to kill every one of us”
(Ecuador) -- Of the thousands of “Avatar” screenings held during the film’s record global release wave, none tethered the animated allegory to reality...
2/9/2013
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Native corp.: Exploration shows promising reserves
(Alaska) -- A Fairbanks-based Alaska Native corporation is in the process of extending a road in the Nenana Basin to reach a planned drill site they hope taps into...
2/7/2013
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Most Wisconsin tribes united against GOP mining bill
(Wisconsin) -- After a private meeting with Governor Scott Walker Tuesday, the leaders of eight of Wisconsin's 11 tribes say they are united in opposing the...
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Residents want action at minesite
(Reno) -- Despite advances in what is known about groundwater contamination near the Yerington/Anaconda Mine, there is still more to learn, according to a report given...
2/6/2013
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Attawapiskat diamond mine blockade continues, protesters eye De Beers airport
(Ontario) -- An Attawapiskat blockade of a winter road leading to a diamond mine operated by De Beers could last until spring and expand to the company’s airport,...
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Tribe presents complaints about lack of consultation on mining bill
(Wisconsin) -- Legislative committees this week are scheduled to take up a Republican bill that could help open a large taconite mine in northern Wisconsin, but...
2/5/2013
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Attawapiskat Chief Spence calls for band meeting as diamond mine blockade unfolds
(Ontario) -- Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence has called a band council meeting for Thursday to discuss an unfolding blockade on the main winter road leading to the...
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Tribes call for faster drilling on Indian lands: Kemp
(USA) -- Native American communities are often portrayed as victims of avaricious oil and gas drillers and pipeline companies, who despoil the prairie with little...
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Arizona Mining Project Wins Crucial Permit
(Arizona) -- A Canadian mining company has come one step closer to building a mile-wide, half-mile-deep open-pit copper mine on public land 30 miles south of Tucson.
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Bad River Tribal Chairman Questions Wisconsin State Legislators Mining Consultation Practices
(Wisconsin) -- The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are wondering what happened to government-to-government consultation when it comes to the Wisconsin State...
2/4/2013
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Bad River tribal leader: Tribe’s input needed on proposed iron ore mine in Wisconsin
(Wisconsin) -- The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa took legislators to task last week for what the band said was a failure to reach out to tribal leaders and...
2/3/2013
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Manitoba mine issues stop work order during Idle No More international day of action
(Manitoba) -- A Manitoba First Nation issued a stop work order to a mining company Monday, while in Ottawa First Nations issues burst onto the floor of the House of...
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Stop work order put on Manitoba mine
(Manitoba) -- A northern Manitoba Cree First Nation put a stop to business at a mining company Monday. The action attracted the likes of Bill Travers and Pam Palmater.
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Natural Gas Development Permanently Banned from Headwaters of Major Salmon Rivers
(British Columbia) -- On February 2, leading environmental advocacy group ForestEthics, along with its allies and partner groups, will join in a community event in...
2/2/2013
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Negotiations For Navajo Mine Will Continue Between Navajo Nation and BHP Billiton
(Arizona) -- Being the owners of a coal mine, is something Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly thinks would be not only beneficial but a good move for the tribe.
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