Big Mountain Resistance 2005

Report & Update: The Big Mountain Resistance Summer 2005

Summary of excepts & translation compiled by Bahe Katenay of Big Mountain

The “Forum on Black Mesa: Corporate Globalization & Indigenous Cultural Survival” was held on July 10, 2005 in Flagstaff, Arizona. This meeting was sponsored by the Black Mesa Indigenous Support (BMIS) volunteers. The conference’s purpose was to initiate a dialogue among volunteer supporters, local and regional indigenous environmental organizers, and representatives from the on-land resistance movements of Black Mesa and Big Mountain. The attendance at the forum was nearly 60 with at least 15 representatives from the relocation resistance and/or traditional Dineh communities. Read more