Apache sacred land threatened by mining in Arizona 

Wild that this is allowed to happen with all the federal laws it’s breaking. I hope they will repeal this decision.

Excellent video! Thank you for the upload. It provides the cultural background and the economics behind the proposed land swap. I also, thank you for representing the Apaches in their legal battle. I watched the en banc Circuit Court proceedings last week. I thought your team represented the Apaches well. The government has a terrible history of doing the will of corporations. My spirit stands with the Apaches.

One drum, one prayer, one circle. ❤

Thank you for the report.

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It's only sacred till someone writes a big enough Check.

March 21. Praying for success. Let us all learn to walk in beauty together. Apache Stronghold.

How the heck is that corporation able to pull this off!? It isn't even an American corporation, which would make no difference. It's the same now as it was back in Golyaka's day... "They have something I want? They're only Indians. Heck it'll be ours, no problem." Ussen help me... I don't want to be angry at them. But it seems like it will never end. Does anyone know if this is on Mescalero land? I can see from their dress, etc.. that they must be of Chiricahua descent. So it must be on Mescalero? White Mountain? I'm going to contact a couple people in Congress. See if they can help.

As a child of parents who work for the nearby mines out of necessity I really hope that shitty company doesn't take that land. It's so important to so many people and should remain a sacred land. It's really cool to see a video about this on RU-vid. I didn't know much about it before and I live nearby. Very upsetting to see what the mine plans to do with it.

Lord, Jesus Christ, give the Apache people your favor in keeping their sacred land. Apache lives matter!

Pray that the greed ends wirh a great road block to the invading corporate snake. Prayers and people knowing more about this around the world. It's a violation that the government needs to stop. I will make sure people know. Its disturbing. My heart goes out 😮To the Apache Najvajo people. John Teremoana Green. Peace.

I have grew up in Globe and they have only started with Oak Flats about 30 years ago, and the coming of age ceremony is done on the San Carlos Reservation. They have been fighting over this land for years and all it was a temporary place until the San Carlos reservation was established.

Life's more than silver and gold

What about Christmas mine? What about the unmarked graves of our elders on this sight. It was once owned by Apache. No else is buried there after the purchase of the boarder. 1912 I’m Yaqui and live where the two rivers meet . Gila and San Pedro. I would like to know what happened there? Lots of lost history there. Camp Grant massacre is down the road..

The late Queen Elizabeth OWNED Rio Tinto now Charles owns it!

Copper used for dirty green energy. Copper conducts energy and should not be removed from holy sites.

Use the. clean air act plus EPA HAS BEEN A WINNING CASE .2 Men started and cleaned up theArkansas River Utes and |Jicarilla Apache northern mo0st .We did it in thecourts and. public opinionI will help please.

Total bullcrap. We NEED that mine and the Apaches have ignored Oak Flat for years until Resolution took over. The mine will NOT damage their "sacred" ground one bit!

The mining will not change the Apache faith. The mining will not destroy the mountain as claimed. The Tribe should seek profits from the mine, instead of trying to prevent it.

The USA government vigorously fights for individual freedoms and the ability for each person to practice a religion without fear or discrimination, that is unless it is a religion they don't understand in which case it is not worthy of any protections. Just because the federal government does not understand the Apache religion does not give them grounds to dismiss the practice as unauthentic and unimportant. Destroying Oak Flats destroys a religion which violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Pretty simple equation of the hypothetical reality. The very earth, the rocks, the insects, the plants, the air at Oak Flats represents their church. When a foreign mining company destroys a church for their personal gain, shouldn't the USA be collectively against this? I am not a religious person, but I accept that some people are and that they practice their religion in various ways, some in a building and some outside in a natural space. The Supreme Court needs to protect ALL religions exactly the same way and that means Saving Oak Flat to allow the Apache to practice their religion without fear.

Sacred lands?! Not sacred if they can build a casino.

That mine has caved in many times and has killed people.

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Henry(Apache Yaqui) AIM

Absolutely no regard for the Spiritual. Always about a bottom line! I remember McStain being chased off the reservation for the pure coward he was!

I know alot of these individuals in this video non of them utilized this land only when a camera is present the only thing they want is money and thats it they don't even take care of their own reservation this is gonna get passed regardless and the surrounding communities cannot wait

Is the lipan Apache apart of the other Apache

how can anyone be sure whose land it is when the lands have changed hands many times...

My family and I have lived in Superior all our lives. Not once have we seen any Native Americans in Oak Flats. It's a campground for the people of The Copper Corridor. Sorry, but liberal lawyers and activists have created this unnecessary drama.