#DeweyBurdock, A Renewed #Uranium Project, Threatens #SacredWaters in the #HeSapa
By #NDNCollective • August 17, 2026
"There are those of us who have come from our families and from our ancestors and then our elders who taught us resistance. And we didn’t really have the word resistance. It always came under treaty. When you start talking treaty right off, you know you’re talking #resistance – it’s that part of who we are today."
"As #IndigenousPeoples, we are accustomed to generational battles. The fight to both return and protect the Ȟe Sápa ( #BlackHills ) in #SouthDakota is one of those fights. Our #SacredSites and waters are constantly facing threats from new #mining efforts.
"The Dewey-Burdock Uranium Project is a proposed mine covering approximately 10,580 acres across private and federal lands within the Ȟe Sápa. Individuals, organizations, and communities have been fighting against this uranium project for 20 years due to the #RadioactiveWaste it would generate, posing major threats to the health of people, animals, land, and water in the area."
Learn more:
https://ndncollective.org/dewey-burdock-a-renewed-uranium-project/
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #WaterIsLife #IndigenousResistance #ProtectTheSacred #NoUraniumMining