The US Bureau of Land Management is currently reviewing a proposal to expand the Cortez Hills Project in Nevada. If approved, it would be one of the country's largest gold mines. The project would disturb over 6500 acres of public land - all of which are considered traditional lands of the Western Shoshone. We urgently nee your help to convince the US government to deny this proposal.

The entire area lies within Western Shoshone boundaries of the 1863 Treaty of Ruby Valley, which recognized Shoshone rights to this land. This are includes Mount Tenabo, and extremely significant spiritual and cultural area to the Western Shoshone. Many Shoshone have long expressed deep concerns and outright opposition to any further exploration of their lands, without their free, prior, and informed consent. The US Bureau of Land Management is currently taking comments on this proposal. We are callin on ILWG supporters to join us in signing a petition urging the Bureau to reject this proposal. To sign the petition go to the Western Shoshone Defenses Project website at www.wsdp.org and support the protection of Western Shoshone lands.

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