U.S (FRIENDS OF THE EARTH ACTION) : Greedy interests set to destroy land sacred to Indigenous Nations.

 

 

 

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: The Biden administration is set to allow the DESTRUCTION of Oak Flat ! Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, known in English as Oak Flat, is a high desert oasis considered sacred to the San Carlos Apache Tribe and other tribal communities in Arizona. For Indigenous communities, their connection to Oak Flat goes back to their ancestors, and they continue to practice ceremonies and hold cultural events here to this day. Now, the land is UNDER THREAT by Resolution Copper. They want to build the largest copper mine in North America at the Oak Flat area. To fuel their corporate greed, they’ve been pushing for a devastating land exchange that would allow them to mine away at the sacred land.  The mine and any toxic waste coming from it would PERMANENTLY DESTROY Oak Flat. What’s worse, it would desecrate Indigenous cultural and religious sites, and deplete already scarce water resources ! Friend, we can’t stand by while these plans unfold before our eyes. Sign your name NOW to PROTECT Oak Flat before the destruction begins! >> Sign Now Groups on the ground have been pushing back against these reckless plans for years. They ramped up efforts in 2021, when Trump fast-tracked the transfer of thousands of acres of land to -- and we can’t make this up -- a UK-Australian mining company NOTORIOUS for polluting Papua New Guinea, causing an environmental disaster in Brazil that left 19 dead, and blowing up Juukan Gorge, a treasured 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack would ignore this devastating history and allow Resolution Copper to carve a GIGANTIC CRATER in the area. Not to mention, the mining technique could result in a toxic waste dump that could cover 15,000 acres and be taller than the Washington Monument. Luckily, it’s not a done deal -- and we have activists like you to help stop these plans in their tracks. Right now, Secretary Vilsack is the one who could sign away Oak Flat by publishing a comprehensive Final Environmental Impact Statement -- and that’s why he needs to hear from you today. Add your name NOW to urge Secretary Vilsack to withhold publication of the impact statement and ensure the preservation of Oak Flat for future generations! >> Sign Now Thank you for taking urgent action to protect Oak Flat ! Friends of the Earth Action.       Contact Us : Friends of the Earth Action Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 Contact us Connect : ©  2017, Friends of the Earth Action. All Rights Reserved.