To the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Oak Flat is sacred ground.
But the land is on a path to destruction, drawing in environmental groups and reviving centuries-old questions over land rights involving American Indians. #NBCNewsThreads (1/7) nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…
But the land is on a path to destruction, drawing in environmental groups and reviving centuries-old questions over land rights involving American Indians. #NBCNewsThreads (1/7) nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…
The 740-acre patch of land known as Oak Flat sits in the Tonto National Forest.
The San Carlos Apache Tribe has gone there for centuries to communicate with the Creator, seek personal cleansing, and hold ceremonies that connect them to their ancestors. (2/7)
The San Carlos Apache Tribe has gone there for centuries to communicate with the Creator, seek personal cleansing, and hold ceremonies that connect them to their ancestors. (2/7)
Oak Flat has been under federal protection since 1955. But due to a loophole that allows for the area to be mined if it’s traded to private interests, Resolution Copper has plans to turn it into one of the country’s largest copper mines. (3/7) nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…
The poverty-stricken San Carlos Apache Tribe is fighting back in court, but even they worry the path to victory is slim.
Resolution Copper, which is controlled by two foreign mining giants, has poured $2,000,000,000 into the project and has the U.S. government on its side. (4/7)
Resolution Copper, which is controlled by two foreign mining giants, has poured $2,000,000,000 into the project and has the U.S. government on its side. (4/7)
The legislation stunned and saddened Naelyn Pike, who first testified before Congress in opposition to the arrangement when she was 13.
“Our cultural identity is being stripped away from us,” Pike, now 21, says. “No tree can live without its roots. And we’re that tree.” (5/7)
“Our cultural identity is being stripped away from us,” Pike, now 21, says. “No tree can live without its roots. And we’re that tree.” (5/7)
The Apaches got a rare piece of good news on Monday when the Biden admin. retracted an environmental impact review, meaning the land transfer will no longer take place March 11.
The U.S. Agriculture Dept. says it wants to conduct a thorough review of the project. (6/7)
The U.S. Agriculture Dept. says it wants to conduct a thorough review of the project. (6/7)
Attorneys for the Apaches say the decision only delays the planned destruction. “Oak Flat is still on death row” says one of the attorneys, Michael Nixon.
Wendsler Nosie says he’s willing to die to protect the land his people hold sacred. “I’m not going anywhere,” he says. (7/7)
Wendsler Nosie says he’s willing to die to protect the land his people hold sacred. “I’m not going anywhere,” he says. (7/7)
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