Articles Archive 2021
Learn more about the fight to save Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flat). News media and articles below are just a few of dozens that have been written about the fight to protect Save Oak Flat over the many years battle to protect Oak Flat.
SEE ALSO: RE: Rio Tinto & BHP
Article Archives
2021
Apache Stronghold protesters deliver message to Sen. Mark Kelly: Save Oak Flat | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, Dec. 2, 2021
Rio Verde to be cut off from water supply due to drought | Phoenix New Times | Patrick Hayes, December 2, 2021
Superior's Unusual Water System is tied to its mining past...and its future | Pinal Central | Aaron Dorman, December 1, 2021
Born to Fight | Patagonia | Andrew O’Reilly, The story of Naelyn Pike, a 21-year-old Chiricahua Apache, and her fight to keep sacred Apache land from becoming a copper mine.
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Indigenous people find legal, cultural barriers to protect sacred spaces off tribal lands | Debra Utacia Krol, Arizona Republic, Updated Nov. 24, 2021 | Tribes are challenged by outdated, ineffective laws and a misunderstanding of their religious practices on sacred lands. In this series: The issues: Blythe Intaglios; Oak Flat; South Mountain; San Francisco Peaks; Mount Graham
Superior community shows generational divide over views on copper mine, Oak Flat | Pinal Central | Aaron Dorman, November 9, 2021
Superior community shows generational divide over views on copper mine, Oak Flat | Pinal Central | Aaron Dorman, November 9, 2021
As copper mine fight continues, vandals strike sacred altar at Oak Flat | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, Oct 30, 2021 | Video Interview
Why Protecting Tribal Rights Is Key to Fighting Climate Change | Yale Environment 360 | By Jeremy Deaton, October 27, 2021 | Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians, talks with Yale Environment 360 about how climate change is hitting Native Americans especially hard and why protecting tribal sovereignty is critical for tackling the climate crisis
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Take it from a longtime miner: Oak Flat must be saved. We don't need mining here anymore | Arizona Republic | Op-ed Henry Munoz, October 26, 2021
The Fight for Indigenous Religious Freedom | WAMU | October 25, 2021
Apache Nation Asks Federal Court to Halt Proposed Copper Mine at Oak Flat | Democracy Now | October 25, 2021
Resolution Copper efforts clean up of old Pinal mine site, but critics question motives | Pinal Central | Aaron Dorman, October 24, 2021
Apache Stronghold makes 'spiritual convoy' to San Francisco to argue against Oak Flat mine | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, October 23, 2021.
Apaches ask appeals court to back bid to halt land transfer | Las Vegas Sun | October 23, 2021
Call to Prayer with the Apache Stronghold: To Remind Us We Are One Drum, One Prayer, One Circle | Kairos Center | Steve Pavey, October 21, 2021
Even while inactive, Resolution Mine operates at daunting scale | Pinal Central, Florence Tribune | Aaron Dorman, October 20, 2021
Ahead of hearing on Oak Flat, a 'spiritual convoy' travels to court | Arizona Public Media | Emma Gibson, October 15, 2021
Rev. John Mendez joins the Apache Spiritual Convoy To the 9th Circuit Court | Apache Stronghold, October 12, 2021
New estimate of Oak Flat mine's water consumption fuels opposition as lawsuit, legislation advance | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol October 10, 2021
‘Spiritual convoy’ heads to California hearing on Apache sacred site at Oak Flat | Religion News | Alejandra Molina October 6, 2021
Study: Resolution Copper mine will use 250 billion gallons of water as drought ravages Arizona | Arizona Mirror | David Abbott, October 4, 2021
Proposed Oak Flat mine could impact Arizona groundwater supplies, report says | KJZZ News | Ron Dungan, October 6, 2021
Our 'church' is at risk | Indian Country Today Interview (@6:41) with Chairman Terry Rambler, San Carlos Apache Tribe regarding the fight to save Oak Flat, September 29, 2021
Oak Flat Update From Wendsler Nosie Sr. | Apache Messenger, September 29, 2021
Hydrogeologist reports that the proposed Resolution Mine severely threatens future groundwater supplies as Arizona faces unprecedented water cutbacks Gila Herald 9/28/21
Oak Flat is 'irreplaceable.' Congress must act now to save it. Op-ed by Terry Rambler, San Carlos Apache Tribe | Arizona Mirror, September 28, 2021
New poll shows strong opposition to the proposed copper mine at Oak Flat | Arizona Public Media | Emma Gibson, September 23, 2021
Poll: 3 in 4 Arizonans Oppose Resolution Copper Mine, Support Protecting Sacred Oak Flat | Center for Biological Diversity | News Release, September 22, 2021
Will Apache Religion be ignored by Congress? Will Oak Flat be protected in U.S. Budget Reconciliation Bill | Apache Messenger, September 21, 2021
Oak Flat Withdrawal From Defense Authorization is Included in Budget Reconciliation Bill | Apache Messenger, September 15, 2021
How the House reconciliation bill scraps Resolution Copper mine in Oak Flat | AZMirror | Jacob Fischler, September 13, 2021
U.S. House committee moves to block Rio Tinto's Resolution mine | Reuters | Ernest Scheyder, September 10, 2021
Rio Tinto yet to pay compensation over sacred site destruction | Reuters | Melanie Burton, August 28, 2021
Apache Stronghold v. United States Temporary Injunction Appeal hearing scheduled for October 22 in Ninth Circuit Court | Apache Messenger, August 25, 2021
An Urgent Way Forward, A Summit on Intersectional Environmentalism | Apache Messenger, August 25, 2021
Water Scarcity Is Starting to Bite in Biggest Copper Supplier | Bloomberg | James Attwood and Thomas Biesheuvel, August 20, 2021 | "In Chile this week, a BHP Group mine was ordered to halt groundwater pumping for three months...".
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Oak Flat: A place of prayer faces obliteration by a copper mine, Oak Flat, a site sacred to Apache and other Native peoples, may soon become a huge sinkhole in a growing demand for copper | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, August 18, 2021
Members of Apache Tribe Continue to Fight for Oak Flat | Arizona Republic | Cheryl Evans, August 18, 2021
Sacred Spaces; Indigenous people find legal, cultural barriers to protect sacred spaces off tribal lands | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, August 16, 2021- 1st in 6 part series
The Apache community running to rescue its holy mountain | High Country News | Molly Peters, August 10, 2021
Rio Tinto Mismanagement Caused Mongolia Copper Mine’s Woes, Report Says | Wall Street Journal | Alistair MacDonald and Rhiannon Hoyle, Aug. 9, 2021
Arizona's strongest union announces opposition to Resolution Copper's Oak Flat project, Teamsters Local Union 104 urges Congress to pass Save Oak Flat Act | Teamsters Local Union 104 | Indian Country Today, July 23, 2021
Interfaith coalition asks Biden to stop Arizona land swap to protect Native American religious liberties | Baptist News Global | Mark Wingfield, July 22, 2021
BJC-led coalition urges President Biden to protect sacred Oak Flat from devastating mining operations | BJC Online | Don Byrd, July 22, 2021 | Letter to President Biden
Congress Must Pass Save Oak Flat Act to Protect Sacred Land in Arizona From Massive Copper Mine | Center for Biological Diversity For Immediate Release, July 8, 2021
As Fire engulfs Southeast AZ, Lawmakers are informed of the Urgency to Support the Save Oak Flat Act | Apache Messenger | Molly Peters, June 23, 2021
Will the Biden administration stop the cultural and environmental atrocity at Oak Flat? | Los Angelas Times, Terry Rambler, Chairman San Carlos Apache Tribe, June 11, 2021
Tribe cites 169-year-old treaty as key argument against copper mining near reservation | KGUN9 On Your Side, Tucson | Rogelio Mares, June 9, 2021
Biden Administration Says Oak Flat Land Swap Should Proceed Despite Lawsuit | Phoenix New Times | Josh Kelety, June 2, 2021
Fight over Arizona's Oak Flat mine draws support of diverse religious groups | Cronkite News | Sarah Oven, May 7, 2021
Religious Freedom and Sacred Land: A copper-mining plan threatens an Apache site—and the liberty of all Americans. | Wall Street Journal | Rick Boucher & Erik Jaffe
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My ancestral ties to the Oak Flat area | Silver Belt | Terry Rambler San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman, May 5, 2021
Save Oak Flat Act has passed out of U.S. House committee | Arizona Public Media | Emma Gibson, May 3, 2021
Why the Camp Grant Massacre Matters Today | Sapiens | Chip Colwell, April 30, 2021 | Vigilantes attacked a peaceful encampment of Apache people in Arizona 150 years ago. Now their descendants are fighting to protect their homeland from a proposed copper mine at Oak Flat.
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Kearny Mayor Signs Letter to President in Support of Resolution Copper Without City of Kearny's Approval, City Council Vote for the Project Does Not Pass | Apache Messenger | Molly Peters, April 28, 2021
U.S. Interior Dept. moves to restore Native American land | Reuters | Valerie Volcovici, April 27, 2021
Conservative legal experts take up Apache Oak Flat religious freedom case | National Catholic Reporter | Brian Roewe, April 19, 2021
Evasion and hypocrisy: the 2021 Rio Tinto plc AGM | London Mining Network, Apr 14, 2021
Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Dina Rui, Roger Featherstone, Sukhgerel Dugersuren, Yvonne Orengo and Zoe Lujic
Report by Richard Solly, Co-ordinator, London Mining Network, with assistance from Dina Rui, Roger Featherstone, Sukhgerel Dugersuren, Yvonne Orengo and Zoe Lujic
Arizonans attend board meeting of international company proposing copper mine at Oak Flat,
Leaders in the effort to oppose the mining project ask shareholders to abandon the project and leave Arizona. | Arizona Public Media | Emma Gibson, April 12, 2021
Leaders in the effort to oppose the mining project ask shareholders to abandon the project and leave Arizona. | Arizona Public Media | Emma Gibson, April 12, 2021
San Carlos Apache Tribe News Release | 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 | Indian Country Today | Press Pool News Release, April 14, 2021
This land is sacred to the Apache, and they are fighting to save it | Washington Post | Dana Hedgpeth, April 12, 2021
Apache tribe fights to save its centuries-old holy place | NBC News | April 9, 2021
ACHP Issues Comments to USDA on Resolution Copper Project and Southeast Arizona Land Exchange | Press Release Advisory Counsil on Historic Preservation, March 29, 2021
‘We are guests on their land’: Rio forms Indigenous advisory group to prevent next Juukan Gorge | The Sydney Morning Herald | Nick Toscano, March 23, 2021
Related: Rio investors push for more indigenous engagement amid Apache struggle | Rio’s new ‘woke’ boss has another culturally sensitive issue on his plate | Rio's latest mistake: Putting a price on the priceless
Ariz. governor urges USDA to complete copper mine land swap | E&E News | James Marshall, March 22, 2021 (subscription only access)
Apaches Push 9th Circ. To Halt Copper Mine Land Exchange | Law360 | Andrew Westney, March 19, 2021 (subscription only access)
Arizona Democrat reintroduces bill to protect sacred Apache site from planned copper mine | CNN Politics | Sahar Akbarzai, March 18, 2021
News Release House Bill Introduced to Save Sacred Oak Flat, in Arizona, From Massive Copper Mine | Center for Biological Diversity, March 15, 2021
Rio investors push for more indigenous engagement amid Apache struggle | The Sydney Morning Herald | Nick Toscano, March 9, 2021
Rio’s new ‘woke’ boss has another culturally sensitive issue on his plate | The Sydney Morning Herald | Elizabeth Knight, March 9, 2021
Apache Stronghold forces U.S. government retreat | Workers World | By a guest author posted on March 9, 2021
Bikers, bands and barristers: Oak Flat copper mine plan draws a wide range of opponents | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, March 7, 2021
Resilience and patience pay off | Indian Country Today, March 5, 2021 | Watch Naelyn Pike interview at 9:26 into the video
Why Oak Flat in Arizona is a sacred space for the Apache and other Native Americans | RNS | Alejandra Molina, Emily McFarlan Miller March 5, 2021
TISN: US Department of Agriculture delays Oak Flat transfer | Christian Peacemaker Teams | Carol Rose, March 5, 2021
We've got an unholy view of Native American holy sites like Oak Flat | Opinion: Would we take the same view of a copper mining proposal like Oak Flat if it was under a Christian site? | Arizona Republic | EJ Montini March 3, 2021
NBC Today Broadcast and Article - Sacred Apache land 'on death row' in standoff with foreign mining titans, Tribal members in Arizona are fighting to protect a piece of land they consider their "Mount Sinai." | By Christine Romo, Cynthia McFadden, Kit Ramgopal and Rich Schapiro, March 3, 2021 | Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lGUzm-IA0tU
Rio Tinto's chairman to step down in latest shakeup following Indigenous cave destruction | CNN Business | Laura He, March 2, 2021
Biden administration pauses transfer of holy Native American land to mining firm | The Guardian | Annette McGivney, March 2, 2021
Oak Flat Land Swap Decision Withdrawn | Sierra Club | Sandy Bahr, March 1, 2021
Forest Service Puts Sacred Oak Flat Land Giveaway on Temporary Hold "For Several Months" For Immediate Release March 1, 2021 Apache Stronghold News Release
Governor Ducey Response to Resolution Copper Project Setback | News Release March 1, 2021
San Carlos Apache Tribe cheers ‘right move’ to protect sacred site from copper mine | Indianz.com | Acee Agoyo, Monday, March 1, 2021
Feds withdraw environmental impact statement, delaying Oak Flat land swap | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, March 1, 2021
US Forest Service temporarily halts transfer of Native American sacred site Oak Flat | RNS Religious News Service | Emily McFarlan Miller, March 1, 2021
USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine | AP News | Felicia Fonseca, 03/01/2021
US Forest Service Rescinds Resolution Copper Final Impact Statement | Arizona Mining Oversight, Oak Flat Mining - See Forest Service Statement
Students running to protest Oak Flat mining plan | Arizona Daily Sun | Sam McManis February 26, 2021
'Closing a portal to the Creator': fresh setback for attempt to prevent destruction of US holy land by miner | The Guardian | Annette McGivney, February 13, 2021
Hundreds of Groups Urge Biden to Protect Oak Flat, Reject Environmental Analysis | Center For Biological Diversity | February 9, 2021
Emotional court hearing follows vigil by Oak Flat supporters who oppose copper mine | Arizona Republic | Debra Utacia Krol, February 4, 2021
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Review of Massive Arizona Copper Mine That Would Destroy Sacred Oak Flat | Tribal and conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service
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Our tribe is not 'at the table shaping' Resolution Copper's mine. It's an abomination | AZCentral | Opinion: Let me say it flatly: There is no agreement between the San Carlos Apache Tribe and Resolution Copper. Its mine would destroy Oak Flat, which is sacred to us. Terry Rambler opinion contributor, February 4, 2021
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San Carlos Tribal members run to advocate for Oak Flat | Arizona Public Media | Emma Gibson, February 2, 2021
Fight For Oak Flat - Biden Administration Policies Could Block the Mining Project | Part 3 of 3 part series, ABC15 | Claudia Rupich, February 2, 2021
Fight For Oak Flat - Supporters for Resolution Copper Cite Jobs and Economy | Part 2 of 3 part series, ABC15 | Claudia Rupich, February 1, 2021
Fight for Oak Flat - Mining company one step closer to building copper mine on sacred land - ABC15.com | Article & video | Part 1 of 3 part series
Part 1 of 3 part series (YouTube) ABC15 Arizona | Claudia Rupcich, Jan 31, 2021
Part 1 of 3 part series (YouTube) ABC15 Arizona | Claudia Rupcich, Jan 31, 2021
Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships | Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, President Joseph R. Biden Jr., January 26, 2021
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Review of Massive Arizona Copper Mine That Would Destroy Sacred Oak Flat | Center for Biological Diversity Jan 25, 2021
Apache hold lien on Oak Flat, preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for Jan. 27 | Arizona Silverbelt | Submitted by Apache Messenger , January 24, 2021
Controversial Oak Flat mine moves closer to reality | Arizona Public Media / The Buzz, NPR Radio | Ariana Brocious, January 22, 2021
Oak Flat - Judge Orders Hearings, Halts Land Transfer for 55 Days | Censored News | Apache Stronghold, January 16, 2017
Outcry as Trump officials to transfer sacred Native American land to miners | The Guardian | Annette McGivney, January 16, 2021
Sacred Native American land to be traded to a foreign mining giant | National Geographic | by Douglas Main, Photos Ash Ponders, January 15, 2021
San Carlos Apache Tribe Sues US Forest Service to Stop Resolution Copper Mine | SAN CARLOS, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire
Judge denies Apache group seeking request to halt land swap | Associated Press | Belicia Fonseca, January 14, 2021
A Final Stand Seeks To Save Holy Apache Land in Arizona's High Desert | Huffpost | Chris D’Angelo, Photos Caitlin O’Hara, January 14, 2021
Apache group sues to stop Oak Flat land swap, site of a planned copper mine| Arizona Republic | by Debra Utacia Kro, January 12, 2021
Land swap of Oak Flat due to start Friday | AZPM News | Emma Gibson, January 12, 2021
Resolution Copper Continues to Deny Cultural Ties | Apache Messenger | Naelyn Pike, January 6, 2021
Day of Prayer and Action - Save Oak | Apache Messenger | January 7, 2021
The Trump administration wants to quickly recognize the controversial mine in natural reserves | Dodo Finance, Thelma Binder Jan 1, 2021
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