code: N 312
The Western Shoshone never ceded their land that extends from the Snake River in Idaho through Eastern Nevada into Death Valley, California. Currently (June 2000) a bill is being prepared in Congress to force the Shoshone to accept 15 cents per acre for the land they were never willing to sell. Ranchers in Crescent Valley in Northern Nevada, Mary and Carrie Dann have resisted the confiscation of their cattle by the Bureau of Land Management. The Shoshone Nation is fighting the transformation of the Nevada test site and Yucca Mountain into nuclear waste deposits, and they are trying to protect the remainder of their land from open pit gold mining that poisons the water and land.
Recorded at the Nevada test site and on the Dann ranch in August, 1989; John Trudell was taped at a noisy outdoor festival in Montana. 60 minutes
Call the Western Shoshone Defense Project to find out how you can help. (775) 468-0230 or e-mail to <wsdp@igc.org>
Go to A-Infos to download a broadcast quality 29-minute version.
