Protect Pe’sla

Protect Pe’sla

From LANDBACK For The People by NDN Collective

March 11, 2026 · 48 min · Season 4 · Episode 4

About this episode

Nick Tilsen discusses the threat to Pe’sla, a sacred site, with local organizer Taylor Gunhammer.

Nick Tilsen, Founder & CEO of NDN Collective, sits down with Taylor Gunhammer, local organizer, to discuss the attack on Pe’sla, a sacred site for many tribes in the Black Hills region. Local company Pete Lien & Sons (PLS) will be doing exploratory drilling, looking for graphite. This drilling will destroy sacred land and risk contaminating the water that many in the region depend on. CALLS TO ACTION:  ☎️Call the Forest Service at (605) 343-1567 to demand they rescind the permit for Pe’sla drilling and the decision to grant a Categorical Exclusion (CE) for their exploratory drilling permit. They have no right to violate our rights, declare Indigenous culture an acceptable loss, cut us out of the process, or endanger the drinking water of thousands of people and Ellsworth Air force Base. Call the US Forest Service and tell them to leave Pe’sla alone!!  📱Text “SAVEPESLA” to 50302  ✍🏽 Sign our petition : https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/add-your-name-protect-sacred-site-pesla  SUPPORT OUR WORK: Help us continue this vital truth-telling media work, donate to NDN Collective's For the People. 💌 Campaign: https://ndnforthepeople.org   FOLLOW THE…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Tilsen

Guest: Taylor Gunhammer

Topics covered

  • sacred sites
  • Indigenous rights
  • environmental activism
  • exploratory drilling
  • water contamination

Keywords

  • Pe’sla
  • sacred land
  • drilling permit
  • Indigenous culture
  • environmental protection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NDN Collective, Pete Lien & Sons, US Forest Service

Places: Pe’sla, Black Hills, Ellsworth Air force Base

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