Map showing the Indigenous Ancestral Land Territories and Native American reservations around Thacker Pass area.

Map showing the Indigenous Ancestral Land Territories and Native American reservations around Thacker Pass area. For mapping of Indigenous Ancestral Land: Ruby Valley Treaty of 1863; Royce’s Schedule of Indian Land Cessions, “Cession 444,” October 1, 1863, Indigenous Digital Archive’s Treaties Explorer, DigiTreaties.org, Native Land Digital, https://native-land.ca/ (accessed August 21, 2024). Native Land Digital states the following disclaimer on its website: “This map does not represent or intend to represent official or legal boundaries of any Indigenous nations. To learn about definitive boundaries, contact the nations in question. Also, this map is not perfect - it is a work in progress with tons of contributions from the community. Please send us fixes if you find errors. You are free to use this data layer for your own maps and applications, but we encourage you to add a similar disclaimer on your own resource.” For mapping of Native American Reservations: “Federal American Indian Reservations,” US Census Bureau data, https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=41a17452810f4b6f819924f8638c520f (accessed August 21, 2024). For mapping of Thacker Pass Lithium Deposit boundaries: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, “Traditional Cultural Property Eligibility Statements for the Thacker Pass Cultural District and September 12, 1865 Thacker Pass Massacre Site,” February 3, 2024 (on file with Human Rights Watch). 

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