Apache Stronghold Caravan Calls to Protect Sacred Sites After Clause Slipped into NDAA Allows Mining
Members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe are fighting to preserve sacred sites in Arizona after lawmakers slipped a clause into the National Defense Authorization Act that would allow copper mining in the area. The land in question includes parts of Tonto National Forest, including Oak Flat and Devil’s Canyon, and could also impact nearby Apache Leap, an important historic site where a group of Apache who were being pursued by U.S. cavalry plunged off a cliff to their deaths rather than be captured.
Resolution Copper Mining, a subsidiary of British-Australian mining
giant Rio Tinto, has long sought ownership of the land. But the battle
is not over. Earlier this month, a group called the Apache Stronghold
began a caravan from Tucson, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., to call for
this land to once again be protected. On their way, they stopped in New
York today and joined us in our studio. We speak with Wendsler Nosie
Sr., Peridot District Council member and former chairman of the San
Carlos Apache Tribe. He’s the founder of the Apache Stronghold. His
granddaughter, Naelyn Pike, also joins us.
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