Local Tribal Members Join Stand Against Lithium Mining in Arizona and Salton Sea (eastcountymagazine.org)
Photo, left: September 30 protest at Barona reservation in Lakesid e Author: To read Miriam Raferty's article, please click here. Members of the Barona band of Mission Indians and other tribal nations have joined a fight aiming to stop the proposed Sandy Valley lithium mine in Arizona and proposed lithium mining at the Salton Sea in California that could adversely impact Native Americans. Local activist Bobby Wallace led a local contingency of tribal members who traveled in late September to...