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AZPM Oak Flat is a sacred site for Apache peoples, but for others it's a possible copper mine. The U.S. House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States heard Tuesday from lawmakers and witnesses to discuss the Save Oak Flat Act. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced the act to the U.S. House in March and its intent is to reverse a section of 2014 law that mandated the swap of land within the Tonto National Forest, that includes Oak Flat, to a copper company, Resolution Copper. During the hearing, a parade of lawmakers and a couple of witnesses made their cases as to why or w...

Tribes from across the U.S. testify in support of Save the Oak Flat Act Act would halt massive foreign-owned mining project that will destroy sacred sites and the environment Author: News Release San Carlos Apache Tribe San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman Terry Rambler said he strongly supports Congressional testimony provided today by tribal leaders to protect the sacred western Apache site Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, also known as Oak Flat, from destruction by the proposed Resolution Copper Mine. “Today’s testimony clearly demonstrates that it is not only the San Carlos Apache Tribe oppos...

© Getty Images Congress now has the opportunity to correct a travesty that occurred in 2014 when a last-minute, nongermane provision was inserted, without debate, into the annual National Defense Authorization Act that threatens to destroy a Native American religious site in Arizona by passing the Save Oak Flat Act. The current legislation, introduced by House Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) would repeal Section 3003 of the NDAA for fiscal year 2015 that authorized the Southeastern Arizona Land Exchange between foreign-owned Resolution Copper Company and the Tonto National...