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Oak Flat (Chí’chil Bildagoteel) Sacred Land Defense

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Mining, Water & Indigenous Sacred Sites (Instagram)
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Ndee/Nnēē: (Western Apache)
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Hohokam

Sources

Apache Stronghold and allied Indigenous groups are fighting to stop a proposed copper mine on Chí’chil Bildagoteel (Oak Flat), a sacred Apache site. The project threatens water supplies, cultural heritage, and Indigenous sovereignty, and legal challenges continue after a court blocked the land transfer to Resolution Copper.

Apache Stronghold v. United States: The Ongoing Battle to Save a Sacred Apache Site

Voices of Chi’chil Biłdagoteel – Where Deep Truth is Spoken

Oak Flat is Sacred to Western Apache. The Trump Administration Intends to Approve a Plan to Destroy It

In Arizona, fighting a copper mine planned on sacred land

Changelog

Added 1/28/2026, last updated 1/28/2026 *

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