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Early 21st Century: The Last Days of Traditional Indigenous Life (Was) at Big Mountain Read more

Big Mtn. Elder Matriarch Continues to Face ‘Federal’ Threats

Posted on November 20, 2008

Big Mountain, Black Mesa (Arizona), November 18, 2008 – A nice peaceful morning in the Dineh resistance stronghold known as Sweet Water was again disrupted by a uniformed officer from the Office of Hopi Lands. This officer who had a badge that indicated he was with the Hopi tribal police claimed he was not serving a “noticed” on behalf of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, nor the U.S. government. The small 82 year old matriarch, Pauline Whitesinger, was trying to speak in the Dineh language to the thick and tall Indian officer that cannot understand Dineh and who was ‘assigned’ to meet with (grandma) Pauline about her “unauthorized” reconstruction of a traditional earth lodge. Read more

An Article on Senate Bill 1003, the Relocation Legislation

Posted on October 20, 2008

By Bahe Y. Katenay of Big Mountain

The federal relocation commission sets forth its “official” number of 130 Dineh to
be relocated before 2008, but this figure is incorrect according to Dineh
residents of Big Mountain. More numbers of extended family members still claim Big
Mountain area as their homeland, and hundreds more have been displaced without any
compensation from this federal relocation agency. The “unofficial” numbers used by
resisters from Big Mountain, Black Mesa and Star Mountain is over 300 individuals
currently resisting. However, the colonialist, occupier’s relocation commission
decides who is a resident, and the “inferior” Indian still does not know who s/he
is. Read more

Dineh Resistance For Global Survival!

Posted on December 13, 2006

Be Conquered Or Never, Dineh Resistance In Order For Global Survival!

By Bahe (Kat) Katenay, Big Mountain Dine’h
Month of the Big Wind (December), 2006

26 years ago while the wars were going in El Salvador and Guatamala about 25
walkers begin a short but long walk to protest a new coal mine at Burnham, New
Mexico. The walk started near the Chaco Canyon area on a quiet dirt road that ran
north towards Farmington and Shiprock. The walkers were mainly indigenous people
but mostly Dineh, and the walk took about three days for it to arrive at the
Burnham coal mine site. Read more

Leonard Benally speaks at the United Nations: August 2006

Posted on August 4, 2006

Human Rights Council

Working Group on Indigenous Peoples

Twenty-four session

31 July-4 August 2006

Item 4c

Greetings to the indigenous brothers and sisters and to the members of the honourable Working Group.

My name is Leonard Bennally of the Sovereign Dineh Nation , resident of Big Mountain, Black Mesa, Arizona, in North America. Read more

Traditional Hopi on Global Instability

Posted on March 28, 2006

Traditional Hopi, Keeper of the Sacred Stone Tablets: “Sovereignty Dishonored and Global Instability Evolving”

Hotevilla Pueblo, Hopi Independent Nation (via Arizona, USA), March 25, 2006. One of the last original and traditional Hopi Kwimongwi wanted to speak to the world despite the lack of any media attention. Martin Gashweseoma walks into his neighbor’s stone house with a canvas bag which is full of papers as he takes his place next to two young Swedish ladies who were gathering material for a radio program. Read more