Amid plans to mine lithium in rural Nevada, Indigenous, rural communities at center of the energy transition

Maxine Redstar’s office on the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation sits in a valley surrounded by mineral-rich mountain ranges that stretch past the Oregon border, only a few miles to the north.

It’s May, and after a short spurt of precipitation in an otherwise record dry year for Nevada, the valley has turned pastel-green with sagebrush dotting the land. Near the administration building and Redstar’s office, a sign is planted in the ground. It reads: “Keep Your Aboriginal Rights!!”

Source: Amid plans to mine lithium in rural Nevada, Indigenous, rural communities at center of the energy transition - Northern Nevada Business Weekly