{"id":541026,"date":"2026-05-21T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=541026"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:03:45","slug":"native-america-calling-nevadas-mining-boom-and-winnebago-tribes-nagpra-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/21\/native-america-calling-nevadas-mining-boom-and-winnebago-tribes-nagpra-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Nevada\u2019s mining boom and Winnebago Tribe\u2019s NAGPRA victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, May 21, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nNevada\u2019s mining boom and Winnebago Tribe\u2019s NAGPRA victory\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe U.S. government and private mining corporations are ignoring the rights of tribes to free, prior, and informed consent when it comes to lithium mining in Nevada, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/reports\/were-here-to-protect-mother-earth-indigenous-rights-and-nevadas-lithium-boom\/\">according to a new report by Amnesty International<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe report comes amid the Trump administration\u2019s fast tracking of metals and minerals extraction. With more than 20,000 active mining claims across the state, tribes are having to weigh how every new proposal would impact their communities.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/21\/native-america-calling-nevadas-mining-boom-and-winnebago-tribes-nagpra-victory\/thackerpass-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-541068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1535\" data-attachment-id=\"541068\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/21\/native-america-calling-nevadas-mining-boom-and-winnebago-tribes-nagpra-victory\/thackerpass-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21\/ThackerPass.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1535\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Thacker Pass\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;An aerial view of Thacker Pass, a lithium mine in Nevada. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/media\/images\/thacker-pass-lithium-mining&gt;Lithium Americas&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An aerial view of Thacker Pass, a lithium mine in Nevada. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/media\/images\/thacker-pass-lithium-mining&gt;Lithium Americas&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21\/ThackerPass.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/21\/ThackerPass.jpg\" alt=\"Thacker Pass\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-541068\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">An aerial view of Thacker Pass, a lithium mine in Nevada. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/media\/images\/thacker-pass-lithium-mining>Lithium Americas<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMeanwhile, the  Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/winnebagotribe.com\/\">Winnebago Tribe<\/a> of Nebraska that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/subjects\/nagpra\/index.htm\">Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act<\/a> (NAGPRA) applies to remains buried at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/15\/winnebago-tribe-celebrates-precedent-in-burial-of-children-at-indian-boarding-school\/\">decision gets the tribe one step closer to repatriating two children<\/a> from the oldest Indian boarding school, and could establish legal precedent for federal agencies to comply with NAGPRA in the future.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/15\/winnebago-tribe-celebrates-precedent-in-burial-of-children-at-indian-boarding-school\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/25\/carlislebarrackspostcemetery.jpg\" alt=\"Winnebago Tribe celebrates precedent in burial of children at Indian boarding school\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/15\/winnebago-tribe-celebrates-precedent-in-burial-of-children-at-indian-boarding-school\/\">\n\t\t\tWinnebago Tribe celebrates precedent in burial of children at Indian boarding school\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/15\/winnebago-tribe-celebrates-precedent-in-burial-of-children-at-indian-boarding-school\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Winnebago Tribe has scored a precedent-setting legal victory that paves the way for the repatriation of children buried at the infamous Carlisle Indian boarding school.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nColy Brown (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska), Chairman of the  <a href=\"https:\/\/winnebagotribe.com\/\">Winnebago Tribe<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBeth Margaret Wright (Laguna Pueblo), senior staff attorney with the <a href=\"https:\/\/narf.org\/\">Native American Rights Fund<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFermina Stevens (Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/anthropocenealliance.org\/western-shoshone-defense-project\/\">Western Shoshone Defense Project<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nClifford Banuelos (Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone), tribal-state environmental liaison for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itcn.org\/\">Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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