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A Story Told: Benefits or a Curse at Thacker Pass

"We can protect the Trout and the Sage Grouse, there's more protection for those than there is for Native people." –Shelley Harjo

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - Shelley Harjo takes us behind the scenes to reveal the pressure her community is feeling to accept the terms of agreement handed to them by the company, requiring non-disclosure (Gag Order) in exchange for community “benefits” that may be a blessing or a curse.

It is here, a story told.