Imagine a country that has a corrupt authoritarian government. In that country no one knows about checks and balances or an independent court system. Private property is not recognized in that country either. Neither can one buy or sell land.…
“On the Rattlesnake Fire, it didn’t burn hardly any on the White Mountain Apache side because it burned up to their prescribed burn and pretty much went out,” said Mr. Best. “If we would have treated our side of the…
...in 2017 the owners of the 2,250-megawatt coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in Arizona announced plans to close the plant in 2019, 25 years ahead of schedule. The closing is proceeding even though a study by Quanta Technology concluded shuttering the…
July 2016: another round up of Curtis' cattle occurred. This time a little over 200 were taken, and many were left dead during the rush to round them up. The cattle were shipped to an eastern part of South Dakota…
"Harsh weather conditions routinely ground planes and prohibit sea travel, isolating the residents of King Cove during medical emergencies. At least 19 deaths have been attributed to the lack of a safe and reliable transportation route to access emergency services."…
Representative John Curtis sponsored HB 4532 titled “A bill to create the first Tribally managed national monument, and for other purposes.” The first paragraph of the bill, the first action, is to withdraw all of the original 1.35 million acres…
In 2005 the public was entirely unaware that a federal stage had been intentionally installed, upon which many people like Abramoff—including Indian tribal leaders and elected officials continue today to personally and excessively profit. In 2018 that entire mechanism remains…
“…every non-Indian out there is a guest of Native Americans in this country” - Navajo Nation Pres. Russell Begaye “For Native Americans this (America) is our land. Every inch of it, every mountain, every stream, every water that is out…
"The areas described above are the smallest compatible with the protection of the important objects identified in Proclamation 9558. The modification of the Bears Ears National Monument will maintain and protect those objects and preserve the area's cultural, scientific, and…
While environmentalists like SUWA board member Terry Tempest Williams insist that monument opposition is a "Big Oil" conspiracy, the facts indicate otherwise. While energy potential exists near the monument, federal land managers, geologists and most local residents agree that opportunities…