r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • Sep 10 '23

Transportation Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article
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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

sacred burial grounds

Is there a list of all Native American burial grounds?

It just seems weird that whenever something happens on tribal land it's also happening on "burial grounds" as well.

Are we just using this term very loosely? Is all native land also burial grounds?

I mean, I just find it hard to believe that there is a burial ground right on the lithium mine as well. If it's a big mine and a small burial site, couldn't they just mark off certain sections of the mine so both sides(pro mining vs anti mining) would be happy?

Or am I just completely misunderstanding the situation here?

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u/Matt_Bunchboigehs Sep 11 '23

There are probably hundreds or more unmarked burials in this area. Maybe thousands idk. If I was a part of that tribe it would be unsettling to think of the spirits that I respect have their buried corpses defiled by loud construction sounds and heavy machinery built by greedy government who stole the land in the first place