Internet On Sun: No Barriers (1995) Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2013-05-10 | "Internet on Sun: No Barriers," with Scott McNealy, Vint Cerf, Mike Homer, Eric Schmidt, Bill Raduchel, and John Gage, here: http://vimeo.com/34306021 "Internet On Sun: No Barriers" Robert Lundahl & Associates, LLC. Produced and Directed by Robert Lundahl, Written by Dan Schwartz, Production Manager, John Lieske, Cinematography by Tim Metzger and Robert Lundahl, Edited by Bob Sweeney. Narrated by Diane Burkett, Executive Producer for Sun Microsystems, Doug Brightwell. 1995. Thanks to David Howard, Sunergy Program, Sun Microsystems.
Resistance and Redemption Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2026-02-04 | The hunger for gold—the "snake's blood" that has long destroyed worlds—is an ancient story of extraction and broken promises.Yet, in the arid landscapes of the American West, this narrative persists, merely updated with a new list of coveted elements: lithium, uranium, and copper, essential for a supposed "green energy" transition that ironically threatens the very earth it claims to save (p. 2). The feature film Resistance and Redemption is an unlikely cinematic artifact, a "Cinema Vérité Radio Documentary" drawn from candid interviews aired on primetime KPFK, Los Angeles, capturing a deeply personal and ongoing fight for the soul of the land.The film begins in the Cargo Muchacho Mountains of southern California, where Quechan elder Preston Arrow-weed stands as a steadfast guardian of his ancestral lands (p. 1). He speaks of a devastating proposed gold mine, the Oro Cruz project, and an infuriating double standard: if gold were found at Mount Rushmore, no one would dare defile a national monument, yet it is deemed acceptable to destroy Indigenous sacred sites to line corporate pockets (p. 1). Arrow-weed’s testimony is a foundational call to action, rooted in a belief that the mountains are living entities, created just as people were, and deserve equal respect (p. 1).The narrative then spirals outwards, revealing a pattern of similar extractive developments across the region. We hear commentary on the uranium mining at White Mesa and witness snapshots of a proposed lithium mine at Ash Meadows, a critical biodiversity hot spot where 28 endangered species, including the unique Devil's Hole pupfish, rely on the fragile groundwater systems that mining operations threaten to drain (p. 14).The film’s heart beats hardest at Thacker Pass, or Peehee Mu'huh ("Rotten Moon" in Paiute), in northern Nevada, a place of immense pain and profound sacredness (p. 12). Here, the focus shifts to the ongoing struggle against a colossal open-pit lithium mine, a project fast-tracked by the U.S. government during the COVID-19 pandemic with minimal and inadequate tribal consultation (p. 17).Dorece Sam, a member of the Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe and a key voice in the film, unwinds the story of her community's resistance (p. 18). She recounts how the site is an ancestral burial ground and the location of two historical massacres in 1865, where U.S. cavalry left the bodies of 30 to 70 Paiute people unburied (pp. 15-16). The company constructing the mine, Lithium Nevada Corporation, a subsidiary of Lithium Americas, filed a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP suit) against Dorece and others to silence their protests and block access to their sacred grounds (p. 19). Dorece describes a raid on the Ox Sam prayer camp where sacred objects, including a prayer staff with an eagle feather, were seized and disrespectfully stored in garbage bags (pp. 24-25).A central mystery hangs over the film: how could U.S. District Court Judge Miranda Du issue a record of decision allowing the mine's construction to proceed while simultaneously stating the permit process was incomplete and therefore, in effect, illegal (p. 21)? The "redemption" hinted at in the title arrives with explosive reporting, included in a Rachel Maddow show segment aired on January 5, 2026. This segment exposed a clear instance of political corruption surrounding the sale of water rights from a ranch owned by Frank Falen and his family to the mining company (p. 27). Falen's wife, Karen Bud Phelan, was the number three official at the Interior Department, the very agency responsible for approving the mine (pp. 26-27). The water rights deal was contingent on the mine's approval, creating a direct financial incentive and revealing a quid pro quo that enriched the Falen family and applied political pressure to permit the mine despite its illegalities (pp. 26-27).The Record of the ConflictThe Narrative: This film is a primary document of extractive practices across the West. Projects across three states are highlighted.The Voices: Featuring key expert testimony from Dorece Sam (Ft. McDermitt Pai-Sho Tribe,Preston Arrow-weed (Quechan Tribe), Mahlee Yellowfeather (Apache), Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Karen Budd Falen (BLM), Bureau of Land Manadement, Rachel Maddow.Distribution: KPFK, The Rachel Maddow Show, New York Times, High Country News, PRX, Public Radio Exchange.Score: Featuring an authentic score by Various artists /Free Music Archive that underscores the urgency of the battle.Narrated By: Filmmaker, Robert LundahlDrone Footage, Young Warrior, Pai-Sho Drone.Technical & Production DossierMaster Format: 1920x1080 1080P HD Capture System: 1080p and Zoom RecordingsAudio Integrity: Field Recordings from Participant Camera Mics/Samson MeteorPost-Production: Agence, Atascadero, CAVisit:https://rlundahl.substack.com/.../resistance-and...
Preserving Cultures, Salmon, and Forest Ecosystems: Dam Removal in America Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2025-10-24 | Preserving Cultures, Salmon, and Forest Ecosystems: Dam Removal in AmericaLynda Mapes, Veteran Journalist and Author Interviews and moderates esteemed panel, screening of “Unconquering the Last Frontier” by Emmy® Award winning filmmaker, Robert Lundahl, Skagit County, WA. Film event sponsored by the Sierra Club, Mount Baker Group and Washington Chapter, Lincoln theater, Mount Vernon.Awards and FestivalsFirst Place, EarthVision International Environmental Video FestivalHonorable Mention, Columbus International Film & Video FestivalFinalist, International Wildlife Film Festival, MissoulaAmerican Anthropological Association Film & Video FestivalEkotopfilm, SlovakiaHazel Wolf Environmental Film FestivalREAL2REEL Documentary Film FestivalEl Festival del Riu, SpainGreat Lakes Independent Film FestivalMoab Film FestivalAnchorage Film FestivalInternational Film Festival of the Americas
Will Lithium Extraction Create Earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2025-06-07 | Californias desert regions have a long history of get rich quick schemes development disasters and ceaseless promotional efforts. Poorly laid plans are often not founded on solid ground. Once the impermanent Salton Sea was touted as Americas latest and best vacation and lifestyle paradise. Today, lithium production captures the imagination of hungry investors. There’s no question intentions are good, But what about the downside?Professors, storytellers, historians, 1960's promotional films, environmental justice advocates, and Native American leaders tell the story of the Salton Sea, it's potential for Lithium extraction and the risks
I Met Dr. Munk Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2025-03-31 | Walter Heinrich Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019) was an American physical oceanographer. His contributions to the understanding of ocean temperatures and climate change affecting the West Antarctic Ice Shelves cap a long career concerned with climate, among an astounding variety of subjects, beginning with his associations with Roger Revelle and Charles David Keeling at Scripps institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Munk worked on a wide range of topics, including surface waves, geophysical implications of variations in the Earth's rotation, tides, internal waves, deep-ocean drilling into the sea floor, acoustical measurements of ocean properties, sea level rise, and climate change. Beginning in 1975, Munk and Carl Wunsch developed ocean acoustic tomography, to exploit the ease with which sound travels in the ocean and use acoustical signals for measurement of broad-scale temperature and current.#RobertLundahlFilmmaking #ClimateChangeUnplugged #ClimateChangeisHere #Alaska #arctic #permafrost #seaice The erosion of #shorelines & the thawing of #permafrost in many #alaska #nativeamerican villages, making them increasingly vulnerable to #flooding & #landslides. Several villages have had to relocate to higher ground. The exact number of villages that have had to move is not clear, it is estimated that at least 31 villages in Alaska are currently facing the threat of flooding & erosion & many more are at risk in the future.• What is the public health cost for climate change related trauma & rising subsistence expenses for Alaska natives?The impacts are significant, such as flooding & erosion can disrupt traditional ways of life & lead to emotional & mental stress, including depression & anxiety. Subsistence hunting & fishing are also affected by changes in weather patterns & the loss of sea ice, leading to food insecurity & malnutrition. These factors can contribute to a range of physical & mental health problems, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, & suicide. • What costs for public health can be avoided by early & sufficient federal investments in health, infrastructure energy & food production in Alaska native villages?Early & sufficient federal investments in health, infrastructure, energy, & food production in Alaska Native villages could help to mitigate many of the public health costs associated with climate change. For example, investments in infrastructure such as sea walls, shoreline protection, & water and sewer systems can help to protect villages from flooding and erosion. Investments in renewable energy sources can help to reduce dependence on fossil fuels & improve air quality, which can have positive health impacts. Investing in local food production through programs such as community gardens & greenhouses can help to improve food security & reduce dependence on expensive, imported foods. Additionally, investing in mental health & counseling services can help to support individuals & families affected by climate change-related trauma.This help can protect & improve the health & wellbeing of Alaska Native communities, & reduce the long-term public health costs.• How can Educational Programs help native communities change federal policies benefiting tribes & supporting climate equity?Here are a few important roles in helping Native communities change federal policies that benefit tribes & support climate equity:
Climate Change is Here The Movie Award Winning Best Short Feature! Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2025-03-31 | Topaz AI Enhanced. FHDSnapshot From The Covid EraClimate Change is Here: The Movie.The deadly coronavirus made its way to the United States even in the far reaches of Alaska we were advised by our United States government to stay home, stay safeAll of a sudden we were in isolationThanks to zoom technology offered for free hosts and media producers like myself were able to continue our work and conduct interviews and share contentIn 2021 I started a podcast called Climate Change is HereThis film is a product of this important effort to make the world aware and engage them in this critical conversation about climate change and the real threat it is imposing on people, our environment and the health of both.
Blowout: The History of Earth Day Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2025-03-29 | Blowout is the story of The History of Earth Day, the beginnings of the EPA, Environmental Protection Agency. NEPA, The National Environmental Policy Act, and the environmental movement of the 1970's, threatened by cuts and layoffs today to several agencies, including NOAA, The Forest Service, The National Park Service and others. Produced, Written and Directed By Robert Lundahl, with David Pu'u Storyteller.With gratitude to David Pu’u, Desiree Hellegers, Lana Jack (Cello Wy-am), KPFK, 90.7, Los Angeles, and Washington State University,, Vancouver, Agence presents a short film by Robert Lundahl (alled “Blowout,” in advance of Earth Day 2025, and in defense of the environment and environmental policies including NEPA (THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT),, The Clean Air Act, The Clean Water Act, and agencies including NOAA, The EPA, the Forest Service, the National Park Service and others, and the work they do and have always done, and the people who have, do, and will dedicate their lives and careers to these agencies’ continuing successes in service of the country and all of us, and especially our youth, the NEXT GENERATION.#EPA #forestservice #nationalparkservice #NEPA #noaa #noaaweatherradio #wsu #earthday #EarthDay2025 #cleveland #Cayahoga #SantaBarbaraoilspill #platforma #Unocal#SantaBarbara #oilspill Robert Lundahl, Executive Producerhtttps://Agence-RLA.comAgence RLA, LLC415.205.3481
Water In The West KPFK One Hour LAUNCH SPECIAL Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-09-28 | Great Review on yesterday’s “Water in the West” Creative FRONTLINE LAUNCH 🚀 on KPFK. Introed by Halle Berry with an outro transition from Danny Glover. Thank you Dan for Listening and your thoughtful and insightful remarks. “This is a Big Deal.” Future focused and positive:Hi Good story weaving!I was noticing as I was listening, that I was there listening. I didn't have an instant formula that told me the path of the story. I knew it was moving ahead and that was just fine. I was feeling that it came across well that all these decisions being made so quickly were taking place against a backdrop of thousands of years. I also felt that you were very generous in leaving yourself out of the story. I think that left a lot of room for when you are more present. It was a complex story and I think people will appreciate that. The station should be very happy and I think the move to daytime is going to payoff for them. Lots of room to move. Can't wait to see what starts happening.-Dan Griffin Filmmaker
Robert KPFK Creative FRONTLINE Video Promo Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-09-22 | I’m Robert Lundahl, filmmaker, journalist, and co host of Creative Frontline with Apache investigative journalist Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone, bringing you voices of land defenders and environmental justice advocates.We’re proud to be on Primetime Drivetime in greater LA, protecting our waters, lands and digenous sacred sites. Connect with us for hot news and environmental stories at 4:30 Mondays on KPFK.
Undergroud River: Downstream Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-09-14 | Program research ©Copyright, Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone, Robert Lundahl, CreativeFRONTLINE, Agence RLA, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
The BIA Made A White Man Out of Me Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-09-04 | From "Gangster Shoes," to a newly arrived Navajo Boy barely speaking English, championship football, and a newly accredited school, the '70's produced change and the people who produced that change.
Experiencing Sherman Institute and Sherman Indian High School Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-09-01 | Today we explore indigenous traditional knowledge where Matthew Leivas Sr. was raised, on a divided and fractured land nearly bombed to oblivion. Displaced from homelands along the Colorado River, Matt's mother like so many other childre was sent off to Riverside to Sherman Institute, an Indian Boarding School for a remedial education. Ths episode features commentary from Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinones.
Puha: Living at Ash Meadows/The Last Oasis Film Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-08-31 | Creative FRONTLINE has focused on Ash Meadows as a biodiversity hot spot in the desert, and after learning of the Chemehuevi Peoples' history in the area we asked Hereditary Chief Matt Leivas to explain the meaning and importance to his people. We'll continue the series with commentary in upcoming episodes.
The Last Oasis 4 0 Trailer Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-08-19 | Trailer The Last Oasis 3 0 Proposal w. BFI end tagSelects Film The Last OasisSelects from Creative FRONTLINE™ Radio Produced By Agence RLA, LLCRobert Thorp Lundahl and Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone©Copyright as above, All Rights Reserved
The Last Oasis Film Selects Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-06-29 | Selects Film The Last OasisSelects from Creative FRONTLINE™ Radio Produced By Agence RLA, LLCRobert Thorp Lundahl and Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone©Copyright as above, All Rights ReservedStorytellersMandi Campbell, Timbisha Shoshone TribeMason Voehl, Amargosa ConservancySean Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla IndiansPreston Arrow-weed, Ft. Yuma Quechan Tribe, ElderFaron Owl, Ft. Yuma Quechan TribeRobert Lundahl, JournalistMax Carmichael, ArtistChief Johnny Bobb, Western Shoshone NationTracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone, Nde Western ApacheIan Zabarte, Shoshone, Principal Man for the Western Shoshone BandsJohn Wayne, ActorMatthew Leivas Sr., Chemehuevi Hereditary ChiefDorece Sam, Ft. McDermitt Pai-Sho TribeMax Wilbert, AuthorChuck Banner, Lakota Law ProjectJosephine Dick Elder, Ft. McDermitt Pai-Sho TribeDean Barlese, Elder, Pyramid Lake Paiute TribeMichon Eben, Reno Sparks Indian ColonyWill Falk, Attorney
The Gift of a Rattle Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-06-16 | The Gift of a Rattle – Max Carmichael ArtistThe Cry: Traditional Grief and its Meaning Today.
The Destroyers Final Cut Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-06-08 | A story told in three voicesMandi Campbell, Timbisha Shoshone TribeMason Voehl, Amargosa ConservancyMax Carmichael, Artist
The Last Oasis Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-06-06 | The Last Oasis–Three VoicesMandi Campbell, Timbisha Shoshone TribeMason Voehl, Amargosa ConservancyMax Carmichael, Artist
Max Carmichael, Seeker Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-05-28 | It has been said Max Carmichael is a Stanford-educated rocket scientist, boxcar-hopping hobo, urban bohemian and desert survivalist –Moreover he is a seeker, perpetually curious, and an indie rocker (but that's a separate story).Let's join him on his travels to a remote mountain range in the Mojave desert he calls home.
Timbisha: Lithium Extraction Showdown at Ash Meadows Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-05-07 | Following the fast track development of Thacker Pass for lithium mining, and the abrogation of various laws like Section 106 of the National Historic Places Act, NAGPRA, NEPA, and others, the continuing pressure on Oak Flat and mixed interpretation of laws there, and the unknown unknowns of Salton Sea lithium/geothermal extraction, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), DOI, and the Biden Administration are on a roll.#DeathValley #DeathValleyNationalPark #Timbisha #Shoshone #AshMeadows #Nevada #lithium #lithiumbatteries #electricvehicles #electricvehicle #electriccar #blmland #doi #DepartmentoftheInterior #WhereisDebHaaland?
Rights of Nature From The Amazon Jungle Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-04-26 | For Earth Day and Beyond we have a special on the GLOBAL LAUNCH of the Rights of Nature Now! CampaignAt Creative FRONTLINE we're very pleased, totally EXCITED, and very honored, indeed, to help accelerate outreach, THIS **Monday Midnight** overnight on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles / 98.7 FM Santa Barbara.For more information about Rights of Nature Now! visitrightsofnaturenow.comIt's a campaign to gain international support before the 2024 United Nations Cop 16 Biodiversity Conference. We also discuss healing from trauma, and releasing traumatic memories. Nature is us and we are Nature. The inner is the outer.Drea Burbank MD is our guest, recorded live from the Columbian Amazon, the day of the campaign launch Saturday April 20. Creative FRONTLINE Co-Producer, Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone shares her statement for the Rights of Nature NOW! campaign here:youtube.com/watch?v=I3HEoMwbPts#Amazon #Jungle #Biodiversity #Climatesolutiions #Indigenousinnovation #Climatefinancing #UN #Cop16 #lithiumbatteries #electricvehicles #electricvehicle #electriccars ###
Ayahuasca From the Amazon Jungle Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-04-18 | In Spanish and English With English Translation at the end of the Questions–From the Columbian Amazon with Shamans Fernando Lezama and Jhony Lopez.https://CreativeFRONTLINE.comsavimbo.org#spanish #english #amazon #columbia #Indigenous #shaman #shamanicritual #rainforest #Amazon #Jungle #Biodiversity #Climatesolutiions #Indigenousinnovation #Climatefinancing #UN #Cop16
How To Save The Planet *The Jungle Speaks. Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-04-15 | How To Save The Planet *The Jungle Speaks in #Spanish and #English with English translation.Here at KPFK Creative Frontline storytelling is our business, or… helping other people tell their stories. We give these visions titles. Sometimes one title, sometimes two. This one, How to Save the Planet. Savimbo, The Jungle Speaks., has two.We’re here with Drea Burbank, Jhony Lopez and Fernando Lezama broadcasting from the Indigenous Amazon. At the southern reaches of ancient trade routes connecting north and south.Visit Creative Frontline at www.Creatiive FRONTLINE.com for more episodes, vides, and stories in the news.#Amazon #Jungle #Biodiversity #climatesolutions #indigenousinnovation #climatefinancing #UN #Cop16
Dorece Sam Introduction PeeHee Muhu Tacker Pass Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-04-13 | Dorece Sam Introduction PeeHee Muhu Tacker Pass
rewilding LA Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-02-13 | Dam removal on California's rivers is a highly visible and inspiring recognition of the benefits of natural services provided by healthy ecosystems.Through Rain and High Water, Producer, Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone succeeded in visiting the swollen Ventura River at risk of evacuations, law enforcement actions, flooding and rain rain rain to bring you this timely and relevant report on Governor Newsom’s initiative to remove three more dams in the state of California in addition to 4 on the Klamath, and rebuild ecosystems and networks of waterways and corridors for species migrations in our beloved landscape. Tracker also discusses rebuilding Steelhead runs on the connected LA River through Downtown LA and Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco.#california #Ecosystemservices #ArroyoSeco #LARiver #MatilijaDam #VenturaRiver #Climate #Steelhead #Matilija
On The Edges of Our Natural World – Hi Res Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-02-04 | On The Edges of Our Natural World: Bison Roam Free with John MeyerBuffalo Field CampaignTrigger alert. 1. John discloses his case on behalf of wild bison, now excluded from federal and state lands outside Yellowstone National Park.2. A clean water case makes its way through the courts, pressing the celebrity Yellowstone Club over high nitrogen content in area streams, a tell-tale sign of treated sewage pollution outflow impacting fish and their habitats.This version has been enhanced with #topazai
Robin Carneen Coming Home Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-01-31 | "Robin Carneen has been a park ranger, a journalist, and a radio producer. Her journey through media has set her on a course of understanding self and place like few others.Here Robin shares her own story about coming home and re-connecting with her tribal family."#climate #califorina #geothermal #identity #culture #swinomish #coastsalish
Lithium in America – Lands and Waters Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2024-01-03 | Director's Cut. Directed by Robert Lundahl.Lithium in America tells the not unfamiliar story of industry and government pushing huge energy projects forward with market driven exuberance despite local opposition and failure to consult with tribes. The film shines a light on these questionable practices as we interview leaders and members from 5 tribes with respect to 4 major projects in 3 states that are bellweathers of policy today, and which represent a common mindset and set of practices, however misguided.-Dorece Sam (Pai-Sho)-Josephine Dick (Pai-Sho)-Will Falk, Attorney-Max Wilbert, Author-Preston Arrow-weed (Quechan)-Faron Owl (Quechan)-Luis Olmedo (Comite Civico Del Valle)-Pat Gonzales Rogers, Yale School of the Environment-Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland-Naelyn Pike (Apache)-Matthew Leivas, Sr. (Chemehuevi)-Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla)Narration by Robert LundahlWritten and Directed by Robert LundahlProduced by Robert Lundahl and Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone (Apache)With Bradley Angel, Greenactionand Preston Arrow-weed (Quechan)According to Popular Mechanics Magazine, "This high concentration (of lithium) is found primarily at Thacker Pass in Nevada, and is already a controversial mining location. The area, also known as Peehee Mu'huh, is the homeland of many indigenous tribes and played an important role in its historical clash with U.S. soldiers. An indigenous organization dedicated to protecting the site even called potential mining operations a form of “green colonialism,” and is also engaged in stopping a mining site on the #Oregon side of the #caldera as well.Apart from its cultural impact, any mining project in the area could also affect #groundwater levels for local farmers and ranchers, not to mention its disruption to local fauna, such as #pronghorn #antelope, #goldeneagles, and #sagegrouse.Right now, the McDermitt Caldera is a 40 million metric ton lithium conundrum with no clear answer."This video in part was recorded using Low Res #360p #zoom recordings, enhanced using Topaz AI to 1080 HD.#McDermittCaldera #paiute #lithiumextraction #openpit #goldmining #OakFlat #apache #Coppermining #lithiummining #nationalmonuments #climate #nationalmonument #Chemehueevi #cahuilla #ThackerPass #greencolonization #colonisation #decolonisation #nevada #arizona #california #greenenergy #lithiumbatteries #evs #electricvehicles #1080HD #electricvehiclestocks #greennenergystocks #investments #greenenergyinvestments #greencolonialism #topaz #topazlabs #ai #topazai #artificalintelligence
Shelly Vendiola Traditions of The Heart Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-12-26 | Integrating health, culture, environment and language, as people of the sea.Shelly Vendiola walks us down the road of her personal history as a trained peacemaker in the field of conflict resolution, important in light of climate change adaptation.Shelly Vendiola introduces us to the systems approach she brings to her work with the Swinomish Tribe Protect Mother Earth Subcommittee buillding on traditional valuesIntegrating health, culture, environment and language, as people of the seaShelly Vendiola reflects on traditions of the heart informed by nature and the earth around her.#skagit #swinomish #climate #coastsalish #washington #pugetsound
Shelly Vendiola Peacemaker Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-12-25 | Integrating health, culture, environment and language, as people of the seaShelly Vendiola walks us down the road of her personal history as a trained peacemaker in the field of conflict resolution, important in light of climate change adaptation.Shelly introduces us to the systems approach she brings to her work with the Swinomish Tribe Protect Mother Earth Subcommittee, building on traditional valuesShelly Vendiola reflects on traditions of the heart informed by nature and the earth around her.#swinomish #coastsalish #washington #laconner #damremoval #skagit
Clifford Humpfrey: The Economics of Greenwash Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-12-12 | Clifford Humphrey started Ecology Action recyclers in Berkeley in 1968. He's one of the true founders of the environmental movement.Here he carries a message from the inspired elders who conceived of a better world in the midst of war and chaos like we have today.We began a general conversation about #psycholinguistics and the economics of greenwash, which we circled and then snuck up on from behind, in this, Clifford's gift to us all during the holiday season.#ecology #recycling #climate #capitalism #stewardship #war #military #environment #environmentalist #environmentalmovement #berkeley #green #peoplespark #ucberkeley #greenwashing #economics
Lets Take a Walk with Alfredo Figueroa Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-12-10 | Alfredo Figueroa ia a Chemehuevi Cultural Monitor and Historian. Spending time in the gorgeous Colorado Desert , along the Colorado River, with Sr. Figueroa is an honor and an enlghtening experience.Amid a sacred desert landscape, development threatens ancient markings and images, symbols and geometries etched in the desert floor. Sr. Figueroa's response to the California Energy Commission is highly educational in protecting these sites.This is the letter from Alfredo Acosta Figueroa to the California Energy Commission. It is a follow-up description of events. Dear Mr. McMenimen:My name is Alfredo Acosta Figueroa and I am one of the Chemehuevi Tribal Monitors of the sacred sites. I am the Elder/Historian/Coordinator of La Cuna de Aztlán Sacred Sites Protection Circle and a member of Californians for Renewable Energy (CARE).La Cuna de Aztlán Sacred Sites Protection Circle is comprised of 13 indigenous and culturally aware individuals including an anthropologist and archaeologist who mostly reside along the Colorado River from Needles down to Yuma and are dedicated to protecting these sacred sites.We would like to bring attention to what we felt were grave violations of our Native American rights and public trust by the Bureau of Land Management.Continues...basinandrangewatch.org/Blythe.html#anthropology #ethnography #Yaqui #Chemehuevi #Blythe #climatechange #climatechangeimpacts #coloradoriver #enlightening
Lithium in America Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-12-04 | Lithium in America tells the not unfamiliar story of industry and government pushing huge energy projects forward with market driven exuberance despite local opposition and failure to consult with tribes. The film shines a light on these questionable practices as we interview leaders and members from 5 tribes with respect to 4 major projects in 3 states that are bellweathers of policy today, and which represent a common mindset and set of practices, however misguided.-Dorece Sam (Pai-Sho)-Josephine Dick (Pai-Sho)-Will Falk, Attorney-Max Wilbert, Author-Preston Arrow-weed (Quechan)-Faron Owl (Quechan)-Luis Olmedo (Comite Civico Del Valle)-Pat Gonzales Rogers, Yale School of the Environment-Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland-Naelyn Pike (Apache)-Matthew Leivas, Sr. (Chemehuevi)-Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla)Narration by Robert LundahlWritten and Directed by Robert LundahlProduced by Robert Lundahl and Tracker Ginamarie Rangel Quinone (Apache)With Bradley Angel, Greenactionand Preston Arrow-weed (Quechan)According to Popular Mechanics Magazine, "This high concentration (of lithium) is found primarily at Thacker Pass in Nevada, and is already a controversial mining location. The area, also known as Peehee Mu'huh, is the homeland of many indigenous tribes and played an important role in its historical clash with U.S. soldiers. An indigenous organization dedicated to protecting the site even called potential mining operations a form of “green colonialism,” and is also engaged in stopping a mining site on the Oregon side of the caldera as well.Apart from its cultural impact, any mining project in the area could also affect groundwater levels for local farmers and ranchers, not to mention its disruption to local fauna, such as pronghorn antelope, golden eagles, and sage grouse.Right now, the McDermitt Caldera is a 40 million metric ton lithium conundrum with no clear answer."#McDermittCaldera #paiute #lithiumextraction #openpit #goldmining #OakFlat #apache #Coppermining #lithiummining #nationalmonuments #climate #nationalmonument #Chemehueevi #cahuilla #ThackerPass #greencolonization #colonisation #decolonisation #nevada #arizona #california #greenenergy #lithiumbatteries #evs #electricvehicles #electricvehiclestocks #greennenergystocks #investments #greenenergyinvestments #greencolonialism
Clifford Humphrey: A True Source of Wonderment Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-11-18 | Today we take a step back in time to the 1960's, and surprisingly, further onward ahead into a new territory of climate uncertainty, in the spirit of the first Earth Day and a generation of logical dreamers who wanted to heal the planet before it was too late.We look back, and we look ahead with Clifford Humphrey, who became the first curbside recycler while still a student at U.C. Berkeley in 1968 and shortly thereafter in Modesto California where the business really took off.#recycling #berkeley #CliffordHumphrey #ecologyaction #ecology #waste #wonderment #climate #climatechange #garbage #garbagepower #modesto #hippies #peoplespark
Jim La Belle The Boarding School Era, Part 2, Dislocation by Extraction Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-11-08 | Jim La Belle The Boarding School Era, Part 2 "Dislocation by Extraction"Jim LaBelle makes the connection between the traumas of the boarding school system and mining sacred lands. In “Dislocation by Extraction.”PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONETRIGGER ALERT:Thank You Jim LaBelle! For taking us behind the walls of Wrangell Institute, infamous Native American Boarding School. It’s important to be open to receiving this information if you can, because it’s connected to everything else, even today, in health, economic development, land and resource use, human rights and environment. In our next installment, titled “Dislocation by Extraction,” we flip the script, starting with #ayahuasca proponent and physician, #gabormate , #VincentFelitti and other medical and psychological practitioners of renown, focusing on healing from such abusive practices.#alaska #boardingschools #Nativeamericans #dislocation #mmiw #buffy #nativeamerican
The Boarding School Era, KPFK Creatve FRONTLINE Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-10-30 | KPFK 90.7 Creative FRONTLINE "The Boarding School Era."PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONETRIGGER ALERT:Thank You Jim LaBelle! For taking us behind the walls of Wrangell Institute, infamous Native American Boarding School. It’s important to be open to receiving this information if you can, because it’s connected to everything else, even today, in health, economic development, land and resource use, human rights and environment. In our next installment, titled “Dislocation by Extraction,” we flip the script, starting with #ayahuasca proponent and physician, #gabormate , #VincentFelitti and other medical and psychological practitioners of renown, focusing on healing from such abusive practices.#alaska #boardingschools #Nativeamericans #dislocation #mmiw #buffy #nativeamerican
Salton Sea Lithium Extraction and Sacred Sites, Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla) Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-10-15 | Lithium Extraction and Sacred Sites, Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla)PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONESean Milanovich is a former Chairman of the Agua Caliente Tribe of Cahuilla Indians, and current Vice President of the Native American Land Conservancy. He recently participated in the Indigenous led Bioneers convention in Rancho Mirage/Palm Springs on the Rights of Nature.What Are the Rights of Nature in Indian Country? Rights of Nature is a global movement spreading across Indian Country to protect our lands and natural resources for generations to come by recognizing nature’s legal rights. At its core, Rights of Nature law codifies Indigenous values for caring for Mother Earth. For the last 4 years, the Bioneers Indigeneity team has been exploring how Rights of Nature can be implemented by Tribes in the United States. We ran our strategy across a working group of Tribal leaders, attorneys, and organizers. We meticulously researched intersections of the law to anticipate ways to bring about Rights of Nature in Indian Country. We developed a guide for Tribal organizers to build capacity to present and pass a Rights of Nature law to protect lands, waters, and key species. And, we have begun to share information with Tribes interested in exploring Rights of Nature through regional workshops in the Southwest and Northeast.#Bioneers #Cahuilla#Chemehuevi#tribal #RightsofNature#Indigeneity ##AguaCaliente#LithiumExtraction #NativeAmericanLandConservancy#climate #landback #KPFA#KPFK
The Troubled Salton Sea. A Tribal Perspective. Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla), Gathering Fire Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-10-15 | The Troubled Salton Sea, Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla), Gathering Fire.PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONESean Milanovich (Cahuilla), Sacred Sites and Lithium ExtractionSean Milanovich is a former Chairman of the Agua Caliente Tribe of Cahuilla Indians, and current Vice President of the Native American Land Conservancy. He recently participated in the Indigenous led Bioneers convention in Rancho Mirage/Palm Springs on the Rights of Nature.What Are the Rights of Nature in Indian Country? Rights of Nature is a global movement spreading across Indian Country to protect our lands and natural resources for generations to come by recognizing nature’s legal rights. At its core, Rights of Nature law codifies Indigenous values for caring for Mother Earth. For the last 4 years, the Bioneers Indigeneity team has been exploring how Rights of Nature can be implemented by Tribes in the United States. We ran our strategy across a working group of Tribal leaders, attorneys, and organizers. We meticulously researched intersections of the law to anticipate ways to bring about Rights of Nature in Indian Country. We developed a guide for Tribal organizers to build capacity to present and pass a Rights of Nature law to protect lands, waters, and key species. And, we have begun to share information with Tribes interested in exploring Rights of Nature through regional workshops in the Southwest and Northeast. #Bioneers #Cahuilla #saltonsea #Chemehuevi#tribal #RightsofNature#Indigeneity ##AguaCaliente#LithiumExtraction #NativeAmericanLandConservancy#climate #landback #saltonsea
Connecting to the Land. Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla) Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-10-15 | Sean Milanovich (Cahuilla), Connecting to the Land.PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONESean Milanovich (Cahuilla), Sacred Sites and Lithium ExtractionSean Milanovich is a former Chairman of the Agua Caliente Tribe of Cahuilla Indians, and current Vice President of the Native American Land Conservancy. He recently participated in the Indigenous led Bioneers convention in Rancho Mirage/Palm Springs on the Rights of Nature.What Are the Rights of Nature in Indian Country? Rights of Nature is a global movement spreading across Indian Country to protect our lands and natural resources for generations to come by recognizing nature’s legal rights. At its core, Rights of Nature law codifies Indigenous values for caring for Mother Earth. For the last 4 years, the Bioneers Indigeneity team has been exploring how Rights of Nature can be implemented by Tribes in the United States. We ran our strategy across a working group of Tribal leaders, attorneys, and organizers. We meticulously researched intersections of the law to anticipate ways to bring about Rights of Nature in Indian Country. We developed a guide for Tribal organizers to build capacity to present and pass a Rights of Nature law to protect lands, waters, and key species. And, we have begun to share information with Tribes interested in exploring Rights of Nature through regional workshops in the Southwest and Northeast.#Bioneers #Cahuilla#Chemehuevi#tribal #RightsofNature#Indigeneity ##AguaCaliente#LithiumExtraction #NativeAmericanLandConservancy#climate #landback
Mike Miller (Tlingit) Biodiversity and the Coastal Marine Ecosystem Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-10-12 | PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONEMike Milller (Tlingit) #Biodiversity and the Coastal Marine #Ecosystem.Mike Miller is a lifelong commercial and subsistence fisherman and longtime councilperson Sitka Tribe of Alaska.Mike discusses the importance of forage fish to the Marine Ecosystem and to a variety of species up and down the West Coast.#sitka #alaska #herring #ecosystems #marineecosystems #oceans #pacificcoast #pacificnorthwest #climatechange #ocean #marinebiodiversity #marinebiology
Matthew Leivas, Sr., (Chemehuevi) Protector of the Colorado River Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-10-05 | PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONEChemehuevi NuWu Elder and Leader. #environmental #whistleblower and #protector of the Colorado River.#coloradoriver #Perchlorate#Pepcon #SouthwestGas #rocketfuel #Chemehuevi #Kawaiisu #Paiute #ErinBrockovich #Chromium-6#Topoc #LarryEddy #SaltSong #SaltSongTrail
Ben Potter: Climate Change and The Peopling of the Americas Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-09-24 | PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONEDr. Ben Potter: Climate Change and The Peopling of the AmericasThe extraction of metals on sacred lands, "on the backs of Native Americans," becomes clarifed by the time depth of Indigenous presence on those lands, and the adaptation of societies to it and to climate. Here, Dr. Ben Potter paints a picture of one of the greatest migrations in human history, guided by Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom. during the last period of global heating; the end of the last Ice Age, was similar to what we are facing today.Welcome to Shuka Kaa's world, a realm of water and ice, lasting home to the remains of a young man found in a cave dated to 10,300 years ago and genetically related to all Native Americans from Canada to the tip of South America.#iceage #peopling #Pleistocene #migration #humans #Beringia #Clovis #coastal #boats #climatechangeimpacts #climatechange #globalheating #sealevelrise
Shelley Harjo Dissident Remix Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-09-13 | (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - When you look at a gleaming new electric vehicle what do you see? We love our cars, that is not in question, and our new technologies- and lithium mining for batteries for these vehicles is where it all begins.I looked up “What is Green Technology?” on Investopedia and found this: What Is Green Tech? Green tech refers to a type of technology that is considered environmentally friendly based on its production process or its supply chain. Green tech— an abbreviation of "green technology"— can also refer to clean energy production, the use of alternative fuels, and technologies that are less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. We began this series on Lithium mining and the mining of other metals needed to create and upgrade energy systems which are considered essential. But there are problems of policy, of the enforcement of laws, and of environmental inequality and landscape destruction.In my office, on the wall, was a page titled, "questions to ask about any new technology." It seems we can never ask enough.
Shelley Harjo Dissident Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-09-12 | PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONE(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - When you look at a gleaming new electric vehicle what do you see? We love our cars, that is not in question, and our new technologies- and lithium mining for batteries for these vehicles is where it all begins.I looked up “What is Green Technology?” on Investopedia and found this: What Is Green Tech? Green tech refers to a type of technology that is considered environmentally friendly based on its production process or its supply chain. Green tech— an abbreviation of "green technology"— can also refer to clean energy production, the use of alternative fuels, and technologies that are less harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. We began this series on Lithium mining and the mining of other metals needed to create and upgrade energy systems which are considered essential. But there are problems of policy, of the enforcement of laws, and of environmental inequality and landscape destruction.In my office, on the wall, was a page titled, "questions to ask about any new technology." It seems we can never ask enough.
Dorece Sam: SLAPP Suits and Dirty Deals at Thacker Pass Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-08-28 | PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONEDorece Sam: SLAPP Suits and Dirty Deals at Thacker PassI am honored to have recently interviewed Dorece Sam (Ft. McDermitt Pai-Sho Tribe), her aunt, Elder, Josephine Dick, and son, who goes by the name "Young Warrior." All are descendants of Ox Sam, who escaped the massacre of 1865, on horseback, as his people and family perished in an attack by the First Nevada Cavalry. A similar battle wages today, for many of the same reasons. Indigenous group seeks response from General Motors regarding human rights issues at Thacker Pass. Ox Sam Camp is an Indigenous grassroots organization that was formed to protect the sacred site, Peehee Muhu – Ox Sam Camp has raised significant and urgent concerns regarding human, religious, and Indigenous Peoples rights violations by the proposed mine.#paiute #nevada #thackerpass #lithium #shoshone #humanity #whatisgreen #environmentaljustice #generalmotors #bigmistake #oxsamcamp #IamOxSam#McDermittCaldera #paiute #lithiumextraction #openpit #goldmining #OakFlat #apache #Coppermining #lithiummining #nationalmonuments #climate #nationalmonument #Chemehueevi #cahuilla #greencolonization #colonisation #decolonisation #nevada #arizona #california #greenenergy #lithiumbatteries #evs #electricvehicles #1080HD #electricvehiclestocks #greennenergystocks #investments #greenenergyinvestments #greencolonialism #topaz #topazlabs #ai #topazai #artificalintelligence
Pat Gonzales Rogers – Mining and Monuments: Bears Ears, Utah Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-08-24 | PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONEPat Gonzales Rogers Mining and MonumentsA former director and current consultant for the Bears Ears Coalition, Gonzales-Rogers has brought his deep experience on these issues to the Yale School of the Environment. This spring he is teaching a tribal resources and sovereignty clinic hosted by the Yale Center for Environmental Justice (YCEJ), which is open to students from YSE, Yale Law School, Yale School of Management, and Yale Divinity School. As part of his work at Yale, he will be bringing together tribal leaders, policy makers, and conservation NGOs in partnership with The Forest Dialogue to develop a white paper on best practices of co-management of lands at a conference this spring..Gonzales-Rogers, who previously served as senior policy advisor and regional chief of congressional and legislative affairs for the Department of the Interior and assistant general counsel for the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee, was recently named to the America the Beautiful steering committee, which is overseeing $91 million in grants to support landscape-scale conservation projects. At least 14 tribal nations have received grants thus far. In a recent conversation with YSE News, Gonzales-Rogers discussed the historic challenges tribal nations have faced in managing lands and how they can be overcome, as well as his advice to students planning careers in conservation.What are the biggest challenges facing tribal nations in managing lands?The history of tribes in the U.S. is far more complicated than we view at the surface. The foundations of how we developed Indian law and policy is derived from a Catholic doctrine called the Doctrine of Discovery, which instructs that tribes are subordinated and do not have a right to own land. It allows the ruling sovereign to basically be a fiduciary to native communities. (The doctrine is public international law giving property and sovereignty rights to European nations for lands discovered by their explorers that were not populated by Christians.) It was established by the church in the late 1400s and is still law that is cited by our Supreme Court. The worth of the lands that tribes occupy but don’t own is probably over a trillion dollars, and there are mineral and extraction rights that, if countries pivot from, would create financial fissures. All of this is what creates challenges and limitations. I tell my students that if you want to have a career working exclusively within Indian country, or you are considering working within the scope of public lands, you need to be knowledgeable about this historical context.#mining #nationalmonument #yaleuniversity #indigenous #BearsEars #utah #creationstory #conservation #biodiversity #tribes #samoan #polynesian #documentary PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Will Lithium Extraction Set Off a Major Earthquake in California? Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-08-10 | PRODUCED BY ROBERT LUNDAHL AND TRACKER GINAMARIE RANGEL QUINONE#environmentaljustice #lithiumvalley #imperialvalley #imperialcounty #brawley #mudpots #saltonseaLuis Olmedo – Lithium Valley, Drilling Into the San Andreas Fault. Executive Director of Comite Civico del Valle, Inc., Luis is a community advocate who advises on local, regional, and state environmental health programs and is a member of various state and national networks that focus on environmental policy, civic leadership, and environmental justice. Luis Olmedo has served as Executive Director for nearly two decades where he has led a team of local visionaries in development of evidence-based health interventions, sensor measurement engineering, programming, and crowdsourcing, designing new government frameworks and service programs, and crafting new multi-media collaborative models all with a goal of leveling the playing field for disadvantaged communities. Luis Olmedo values the power that comes from collaboration and is evident in his partnership with diverse expertise including academia, government, community-based organizations, business, youth, healthcare, and community.
Will Lithium Extraction Set Off a Major Earthquake in California? Luis Olmedo. Robert Lundahl, Filmmaker and Author 2023-08-02 | Will Lithium Extraction Set Off a Major Earthquake in California?#environmentaljustice #lithiumvalley #imperialvalley #imperialcounty #brawley #mudpots #saltonsea #earthquake #earthquake_news Luis Olmedo – Lithium Valley, Drilling Into the San Andreas Fault. Will Lithium Extraction Set Off a Major Earthquake in California?Executive Director of Comite Civico del Valle, Inc., Luis is a community advocate who advises on local, regional, and state environmental health programs and is a member of various state and national networks that focus on environmental policy, civic leadership, and environmental justice. Luis Olmedo has served as Executive Director for nearly two decades where he has led a team of local visionaries in development of evidence-based health interventions, sensor measurement engineering, programming, and crowdsourcing, designing new government frameworks and service programs, and crafting new multi-media collaborative models all with a goal of leveling the playing field for disadvantaged communities. Luis Olmedo values the power that comes from collaboration and is evident in his partnership with diverse expertise including academia, government, community-based organizations, business, youth, healthcare, and community.
