Community Locks Down Sacred Pe' Sla Site to Oppose Drilling

Nine Native American tribes sue US Forest Service over approval of drilling at sacred site

An aerial view of Pe Sla, also known as Reynolds Prairie, in the Black Hills. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight, via EcoFlight)Nine Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service over its approval of a graphite drilling project near Pe’ Sla, a site in the Black Hills that holds cultural and spiritual significance for Native Americans. The Oglala Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Lower…

Community members take direct action to stop drilling at Pe’ Sla

A post on The NDN Collective Facebook page said some of them locked themselves to drilling machinery at 2 of the pads there.

Community locks down sacred Pe' Sla site to oppose drilling

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - Community members in the Black Hills have locked down on the drilling equipment at the sacred Pe' Sla site. According to the Rapid City organization NDNCollective, the Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project (RMEDP) proposed by Pete Lien & Sons, is seeking to drill graphite and began drilling Thursday morning despite [...]

Treaty defenders demonstrate against drilling near sacred site

A group of treaty defenders locked themselves to machinery and pray nearby early Thursday morning

Breaking: Community Members Take Direct Action to Stop Drilling at Pe’ Sla

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