The
full-scale destruction of Thacker Pass, Peehee Mu’huh, this sacred and
wild place, has begun. This video was submitted to us anonymously two
days ago.
As you read this, life and biodiversity is being
bulldozed and destroyed. Ancient artifacts and the remains of ancestors
are being crushed into dust. Water is being poisoned and the once-clean
air is being fouled with toxic fumes.
And yet, despair is only for those who see the end beyond all shadow of a doubt. We do not.
This
fight is not over. There are still court cases ongoing. Residents are
rising up. Protesters are gathering. In times of darkness it is most
important to look deep into your heart and walk with your head held
high.
Never forget, as Martin Luther King Jr. said, that “Law and
order exist for the purpose of establishing justice, and... when they
fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that
block the flow of social progress.”
