Sisters Support Defense of Apache Sacred Site, 'Religious Freedom for Native Americans'

Sisters support defense of Apache sacred site, 'religious freedom for Native Americans'

Activists are fighting a copper mine planned for a site sacred to Apache people. "Religious freedom for Christians looks one way right now, and religious freedom for Native Americans another," said a Loretto Community co-member.

‘So much has been taken’: Apache women sue to halt land swap for Oak Flat copper mine — AZCentral.com

Oak Flat, Arizona features groves of Emory oak trees, canyons, and springs. This is sacred land for the San Carlos Apache tribe. Resolution Copper (Rio Tinto subsidiary) lobbied politicians to deliver this National Forest land to the company with the intent to build a destructive copper mine. By SinaguaWiki – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98967960 Click the link to read the article on the AZCentral websi…