🚨 Today Apache Stronghold is hosting a day of prayer outside SCOTUS as they prepare to ask the Court to protect the sacred site Chi’chil Biłdagoteel (also known as Oak Flat) from destruction.
🙏🏾 Interfaith clergy, including members of the @UnitedChurch, join in solidarity.
Apache Stronghold will be starting the Journey of prayer to the Supreme Court to stop the shattering of the human existence and to protect Mother Earth.
On July 12, 2024 the Apache Stronghold will be in Lummi Nation in Washington State.
Apache Stronghold Press Release
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Apache Stronghold asks 29-judge appeals court to save Oak Flat. Rare request gives Ninth Circuit one more chance to protect sacred site before Supreme Court appeal
Let Congress know it must #ProtectOakFlat from a massive proposed copper mine that would destroy #mountainlion habitat, consume large amounts of water, & decimate lands that are sacred for Indigenous communities. #Arizona Send a message now!
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It was a powerful experience to join @ProtectOakFlat for their spiritual send-off for the 9th Circuit.
I stand with them in their fight to protect and preserve their sacred places which have existed since time immemorial and should continue for future generations to come.
With a heavy heart I share the sad news that our Holy Ground Crosses at Oak Flat were destroyed. It bring sadness to our hearts that someone would do this. It is no different than a church being vandalized or set on fire. Please continue to pray for Oak Flat as evil is around.
We are watching. It is time for @SenMarkKelly & @SenatorSinema to speak up in support for Oak Flat. We must protect Mother Earth, our religions and holy places.
Please call/tweet at Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema to stop the Resolution Mine & #ProtectOakFlat
🌳 BAY AREA 🌳 Join us in-person or virtually as we bring our case to protect sacred Oak Flat to the Ninth Circuit Court. Please continue to pray that the Court makes the right decision to protect our Holy place & Religion. #ProtectOakFlat
TUCSON! Sunday 06/06, 4-7pm we're having a Save Oak Flat Act kick-off event. Join us for Indian Tacos, letter writing to @SenMarkKelly asking him to support the Save Oak Flat Act and much, much more. Drop an emoji below if you can make it ✊🌳 #protectoakflat
“I am a Veteran. I served in Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf,” said Cranston Hoffman Jr., an Apache Stronghold member. “Just as I served to defend this country... I serve my people to defend our traditional Apache way of life as an Apache medicine man.”