Author: Leona

We call on Buu Nygren to take concrete steps to SHUT DOWN PINYON PLAIN uranium mine near Grand Canyon, adjacent to Sacred Red Butte. Haul No! was founded in late 2016 as a Diné-led initiative aimed at stopping both the Canyon Mine (now rebranded Pinyon Plain) and the White Mesa Mill, with proposed transport through Diné Bikeyah, our traditional homelands. Co-founders Leona Morgan, Sarana Riggs, and recently-transitioned Klee Benally led an awareness and action tour in 2017, educating and training communities along the haul route starting at the uranium mill in Ute territories to its point of origin: the mine in Havasupai homelands. In a March 14, 2014 Democracy Now! interview, focused on Pinyon Plain/Canyon Mine and the greater problem of uranium mining, Klee referred to the estimated 15,000-20,000 abandoned…

On January 11, 2024 Havasupai released this statement on the startup of uranium extraction at the Pinyon Plain uranium mine. They express their heartbreak and their continued determination to shut down this mine. The Pinyon Plain Mine threatens their only source of water. Haul No! stands with our Havasupai relatives, the Guardians of the Grand Canyon. We say Haul No! Protect the land and all relations from transport of uranium and radiation exposure! --------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAVASUPAI TRIBAL COUNCILP.O. Box 10 • Supai, Arizona 86435(928) 448-2731 • Fax (928) 448-2551 CONTACT: ABBIE S. FINKafink@hmapr.com/602-957-8881 January 11, 2024 Statement from the Havasupai Tribe Regarding Energy Fuels It is with heavy hearts that we must acknowledge that our greatest fear has come true. Despite decades of active and tireless opposition, Energy…

URGENT UPDATE: Nihi K'é dóó nihi Dine'é - Relatives, friends, supporters all over the world, now that we have observed the proper cultural protocol for our dearly beloved, Klee Benally, we are ready to continue our work – to continue Klee's work – to SHUT DOWN PINYON PLAIN/CANYON MINE!! We honor his dedication to protect Mother Earth. We honor his war cry and call to action.  We are not stopping. We are strategizing, organizing, resisting. We are only getting stronger! ❤️‍🔥✊🏽❤️‍🔥 HaulNo! is calling on Buu Van Nygren and Navajo Nation to DEMAND A SHUT DOWN to PINYON PLAIN URANIUM MINE NOW!!! On Dec. 21, 2023, Energy Fuels issued a press release stating that production had begun at the Pinyon Plain Mine. Energy Fuels’ Pinyon Plain/Canyon Mine is just south…

Click Read More to WATCH VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENlHWZm85oY Haul No! presents: Stopping Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine Presentation, updates, & discussion RECORDED on Wednesday, December 13th, 20236:00pm - 7:30pm (MST) Moderator: Kayle Ariviso and Panelists: Leona Morgan, Klee Benally, Alicyn Gitlin, & Taylor McKinnon. As Pinyon Plain mine is closer than ever to extracting deadly uranium ore at the Grand Canyon & sacred Red Butte, Haul No! will bring together regional organizers to discuss updates, provide overviews of campaigns to stop the mine, & share calls to action.The primary transportation haul route comes directly through Flagstaff & proceeds through Indigenous communities already severely impacted by the uranium industry. Join this presentation to learn more & get directly involved. NO URANIUM MINING AT THE GRAND CANYON & RED BUTTE!NO URANIUM TRANSPORT THROUGH OUR…