Pete Lien & Sons recently proposed a project that would involve exploratory drilling for graphite within the protected boundaries of Pe’sla, a sacred site in so called South Dakota which has been used for ceremonial gatherings of Lakota, Dakota, and other nations for thousands of years.
The project would consist of 18 drill pads – each of which could see drilling up to 1,000 ft deep.
Drill pad areas go through a process of vegetation removal, toxic drilling mud pits, and destruction or degradation of all other uses of the land. This project will threaten the Rapid Creek Watershed and the underground water sources in the area.
Help us protect this sacred site! Submit your comments using the link below and let your voice be heard. In your own words, tell them you’re against this drilling project on sacred Indigenous land, and don’t forget to ask for an extension of the comment period.
Make sure to let them know, “HEY PETE, YOU BETTER DON’T!!”
Comment in opposition here: https://ndnco.cc/ProtectPesla