PeeHee Mu’huh, also known as Thacker Pass, is the site of a proposed lithium mine. But before then, it was the location of a bloody massacre that killed dozens of Native Americans in 1865. Since then it has been considered a sacred site for the Native American tribes in the region. Another tragedy is developing there today.

The pass is also the site of the largest known lithium deposit in the United States and one of the largest in the world.

Now, a mining project fast tracked by the Trump Administration that failed to properly consult local tribes, has started construction on this site, destroying the homes of animals like the sage grouse and golden eagle, the plant medicines still used today, and the final resting place of more than 30 men, women, and children who were massacred by the 1st Nevada Calvary in 1865.

Despite opposition from tribes, ranchers, and environmentalists, billions of gallons of water will be pumped from a sensitive desert aquifer each year to support the 28 square mile mine that will dig 400 feet into the earth.

Indigenous ancestors gathered food and medicinal plants and practiced spiritual ways at PeeHee Mu’huh since time immemorial and continue to do so to the present day. This sacred place is their history and future. Ancestors are buried in Thacker Pass and young people visit this land to learn about the history of Indigenous peoples.

Extractive projects have exploited Native lands for generations, taking valuable resources and leaving nothing but contamination and poverty for the people that live there.

The site that was once taken from Indigenous people at gunpoint in 1865 is now being stolen with bulldozers.

We must protect the true value of its land, water, biodiversity, and cultural importance of PeeHee Mu’huh. Sign ON to STOP the Thacker Pass lithium mine.