Red Earth Defense

05/13/2023

Paiute and Shoshone Elders and Relatives at Peehee Muhuh/Thacker Pass in Northern NV - The Elders have made the call - more supporters are needed to support their spiritual movement to protect Peehee Muhuh, the land and the water. Relatives there ask that supporters come self sufficient and ready to camp. Sentinel Rock is a safe camping location on the east side of the pass. This is peaceful and prayerful - no drugs, alcohol, or weapons. Come ready to take direction from Elders in a humble, good way.

05/10/2023

Watch at 1:27:00 for information on the Nevada Senate Bill 391. Honor the Washoe. Stop the Sundown Siren in Minden!

For agenda and additional meeting information: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/Videos of archived meetings are made available as a courtesy of the...

05/08/2023

Support Senate Bill 391 to Honor the Washoe and Stop the Sundown Siren!
Wed. May 10, 2023. Time: 9 am to 11 am, at the Nevada State Legislature - 401 S. Carson St. Carson City, NV.

We invite our Washoe Tribal Elders, Youth, community and allies, to please show up, hear the bill and provide testimony IN SUPPORT of SB 391.

Transportation may be available to local DVille/Gville community members (on a limited basis)- please reach out to contacts below.

For more info, please contact: Marty Meeden (661) 301-6129 or Lisa McDonald (775) 781-6881.
Also, visit: https://linktr.ee/stopthesiren

05/05/2023

Hosted by Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Los Angeles ❤️ Today we gather - in honor of May 5th: National Day of Awareness & Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Relatives.

Meet us at the west end of the Fishing Pier - Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA (Tongva Territory) at 6 pm. We will share words, songs and prayers. We uplift and .

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04/07/2023

"Even though lawmakers in 2021 unanimously passed AB88, a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas) that prohibited “sundown sirens,” or sounds citywide to alert people of color to leave town by a certain time, the town of Minden still sounds a siren at 5 p.m.

The city says the sound honors first responders despite concerns about the racist connotations brought up by Washoe tribal members during the hearing Wednesday for SB391, which seeks to close a loophole in the previous bill that allowed the practice to continue.

Testimonies of support for SB391 — a bill prohibiting any use of sundown sirens statewide — from Washoe and Shoshone tribal members and elders exceeded the 30-minute limit and spilled into the time for neutral testimony during Wednesday’s hearing."

Even though lawmakers in 2021 unanimously passed AB88, a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Howard Watts (D-Las Vegas) that prohibited “sundown sirens,” or sounds citywide to alert people of color to leave town by a certain time, the town of Minden still sounds a siren at 5 p.m.

04/06/2023

Coverage from our collective action today, outside the Nevada State Legislature building in Carson City, NV to support Senate Bill 391, to stop the sundown siren for good! Honor the Washoe, Stop the Sundown Siren!

Wednesday afternoon local tribal members and allies rallied outside of the State Legislature building in support of SB391. The bill aims to present revised provisions on governing entities’ use of sirens, bells, or alarms for certain purposes.

03/23/2023

03/23/2023

(RNS) — ‘A win for Apache Stronghold will be a win for people of all faiths,’ said Luke Goodrich.