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Protect the Peaks! http://protectthepeaks.org Stop Arizona Snowbowl from Desecrating the San Francisco Peaks Sacred Site! Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:54:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hopi Tribe wins round in Snowbowl lawsuit http://protectthepeaks.org/hopi-tribe-wins-round-in-snowbowl-lawsuit/ http://protectthepeaks.org/hopi-tribe-wins-round-in-snowbowl-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:54:54 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=496

From the AP: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – The Hopi Tribe has won a round in its bid to stop Flagstaff from selling reclaimed wastewater to Arizona Snowbowl. On Thursday, the Arizona Court of Appeals overturned a 2011 ruling by a former Coconino County Superior Court judge. The Arizona Daily Sun reports that clears the way

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/hopi-tribe-wins-round-in-snowbowl-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Event: “What’s in Your Water?” a collaboration of artwork with a social commentary about treated wastewater in Flagstaff http://protectthepeaks.org/event-whats-in-your-water-a-collaboration-of-artwork-with-a-social-commentary-about-treated-wastewater-in-flagstaff/ http://protectthepeaks.org/event-whats-in-your-water-a-collaboration-of-artwork-with-a-social-commentary-about-treated-wastewater-in-flagstaff/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:41:03 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=488

Where: Visible Difference, 116 S Beaver Street, Flagstaff When: First Friday Artwalk, April 5 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Exhibit through May. Vote: Two “People’s Choice Awards” determined during artwalk will be entered into the Coconino Center for the Art’s 11th Annual Recycled Arts Exhibition from April 16 to May 25, 2013. The remaining

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/event-whats-in-your-water-a-collaboration-of-artwork-with-a-social-commentary-about-treated-wastewater-in-flagstaff/feed/ 0 Native American Sacred Lands Solidarity Rally and Press Conference http://protectthepeaks.org/native-american-sacred-lands-solidarity-rally-and-press-conference/ http://protectthepeaks.org/native-american-sacred-lands-solidarity-rally-and-press-conference/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:23:42 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=484

Drummers, Singers and Dancers to Gather at Phoenix Convention Center www.savehickoryground.org Phoenix, Arizona (PRWEB) March 25, 2013 Native American tribal and religious leaders will be holding a Sacred Lands Solidarity Rally and Press Conference at the North Side of the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday March 26, 2013, from 11:30am-1:30am. The purpose of the event

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/native-american-sacred-lands-solidarity-rally-and-press-conference/feed/ 0 News Release: Peaks Defenders Targeted with Federal Charges Coerced into Collateral Forfeiture Agreement  http://protectthepeaks.org/news-release-peaks-defenders-targeted-with-federal-charges-coerced-into-collateral-forfeiture-agreement%e2%80%a8/ http://protectthepeaks.org/news-release-peaks-defenders-targeted-with-federal-charges-coerced-into-collateral-forfeiture-agreement%e2%80%a8/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:05:49 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=481

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2013 Peaks Defenders Targeted with Federal Charges Coerced into Collateral Forfeiture Agreement Flagstaff Couple Felt ‘Forced’ when Threatened with Additional Charges FLAGSTAFF, AZ –Despite wanting to legally fight the charges brought on them by the Coconino County Forest Service, James Anders and Dawn Dyer state that coercion and underhanded tactics

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/news-release-peaks-defenders-targeted-with-federal-charges-coerced-into-collateral-forfeiture-agreement%e2%80%a8/feed/ 0 Native Youth Drummers Attacked by Snowbowl Supporter at City of Flagstaff Ski Event – Dew Downtown http://protectthepeaks.org/native-youth-drummers-attacked-by-snowbowl-supporter-at-city-of-flagstaff-ski-event/ http://protectthepeaks.org/native-youth-drummers-attacked-by-snowbowl-supporter-at-city-of-flagstaff-ski-event/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:16:29 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=471

Saturday, February 9, 2013 CONTACT: protectpeaks@gmail.com www.protectthepeaks.org Native Youth Drummers Attacked by Snowbowl Supporter at City of Flagstaff Ski Event *Video will be posted soon. Flagstaff, AZ — As part of a weeklong call for actions, more than 50 people gathered in downtown Flagstaff for an Idle No More flash mob round dance to support

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/native-youth-drummers-attacked-by-snowbowl-supporter-at-city-of-flagstaff-ski-event/feed/ 20 Protest Destruction of the Peaks! Stop Snowbowl! Idle No More! http://protectthepeaks.org/protest-destruction-of-the-peaks-stop-snowbowl-idle-no-more/ http://protectthepeaks.org/protest-destruction-of-the-peaks-stop-snowbowl-idle-no-more/#comments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:46:22 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=451

Join us February 1-9, 2013 In Flagstaff, AZ Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/370760716356141/ SCHEDULE OF PROTESTS: Fri. Feb 1st – March through Downtown. Meet/converge at 6:30pm at Wheeler Park. Mon. Feb 4 – Collins Pub & Monsoon Restaurant* – 9pm Tues. 5 – Altitudes Bar & Grill* – 9pm Wed. 6 – Hotel Weatherford/Charly’s* 5:30pm (they’ll be

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/protest-destruction-of-the-peaks-stop-snowbowl-idle-no-more/feed/ 0 Arizona Snowbowl Starts Making Fake Snow from Treated Sewage… and it’s Yellow http://protectthepeaks.org/arizona-snowbowl-starts-making-fake-snow-from-treated-sewage-and-its-yellow/ http://protectthepeaks.org/arizona-snowbowl-starts-making-fake-snow-from-treated-sewage-and-its-yellow/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:12:58 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=447

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 24, 2012 Contact: Rudy Preston Email: info@truesnow.org Phone: 480-382-5288 www.TrueSnow.org Arizona Snowbowl Starts Making Fake Snow from Treated Sewage… and it’s Yellow FLAGSTAFF, AZ (San Francisco Peaks) — After a decade of legal battles and opposition from environmental groups, concerned citizens, and Indigenous Nations, Arizona Snowbowl ski area has started

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/arizona-snowbowl-starts-making-fake-snow-from-treated-sewage-and-its-yellow/feed/ 0 USDA ISSUES FINAL SACRED SITES REPORT http://protectthepeaks.org/usda-issues-final-sacred-sites-report/ http://protectthepeaks.org/usda-issues-final-sacred-sites-report/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 09:19:19 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=444

LINK: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations/documents/sacredsites/SacredSitesFinalReportDec2012.pdf FROM VILSACK: http://blogs.usda.gov/2012/12/06/secretary-vilsack-addresses-white-house-tribal-nations-conference-unveils-sacred-sites-report/#more-43547]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/usda-issues-final-sacred-sites-report/feed/ 0 Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior Sign Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites http://protectthepeaks.org/departments-of-agriculture-defense-energy-and-interior-sign-memorandum-to-collaborate-to-protect-indian-sacred-sites/ http://protectthepeaks.org/departments-of-agriculture-defense-energy-and-interior-sign-memorandum-to-collaborate-to-protect-indian-sacred-sites/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:54:53 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=442

Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior Sign Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites USDA Office of Communications sent this bulletin at 12/06/2012 02:05 PM EST Release No. 0354.12 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior Sign Memorandum to Collaborate to Protect Indian Sacred Sites

]]> http://protectthepeaks.org/departments-of-agriculture-defense-energy-and-interior-sign-memorandum-to-collaborate-to-protect-indian-sacred-sites/feed/ 0 Urgent Action Needed to Protect the San Francisco Peaks http://protectthepeaks.org/urgent-action-needed-to-protect-the-san-francisco-peaks/ http://protectthepeaks.org/urgent-action-needed-to-protect-the-san-francisco-peaks/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:40:58 +0000 protectthepeaks http://protectthepeaks.org/?p=439

From Shawn Mulford: Dear San Francisco Peaks Protector, After more than a decade of working for the protection of the sanctity of the San Francisco Peaks it is time for our voices to unite and be heard. We must speak out to convince the President, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of Interior to

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