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PHOENIX (AP) — A group of elders from the San Carlos Apache Nation gathered Thursday to urge Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly to back legislation that will keep land they call sacred from being torn up for a massive copper mine.
A group of elders from the San Carlos Apache Nation gathered Thursday to urge Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly to back legislation that will keep land they call sacred from being torn up for a massive copper mine. Resolution Copper has said it would not deny Apaches access to Oak Flat after it receives the land and for as long as it’s safe. But the project would eventually swallow the site in a deep hole, something that ultimately would make any visits impossible.
A grassroots activist group called the Apache Stronghold sued the federal government, arguing that the land transfer violates their religious freedom protections.
Oregon celebrated its first official Indigenous People’s Day last week—but considering that all non-Native people are currently on stolen land, you shouldn’t need a special holiday to learn about and support Indigenous people and cultures. One way to do this is by watching some of the Indigenous-made films currently available to stream through the Portland Film Festival (PFF), which runs through November 8. A standout among those is Apache Leap, a feature-length film shot on...
As Arizona enters what is likely to be its third decade of unprecedented drought, the proposed Resolution Copper mine just east of Superior at the site of Oak Flat has become a symbol of the fight over economic development, dwindling water supplies, and the preservation of Native American heritage and publicly owned open spaces.