The sacred site of Oak Flat is in danger. Tell Congress to act.

ACLU Supporter –

"Immediate, permanent, and large in scale."

That is how a final environmental impact statement issued by the federal government described the level of damage that would be done to the sacred Indigenous site of Oak Flat in Arizona if a major mining project is allowed to take place on the land.

I'm reaching out to you about this urgent issue today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, because there's a critical action you can take to put a stop to it. <[link removed]>

Oak Flat – the loose English translation of Chi'chil Bildagoteel – is land that is held sacred by the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Western Apache Tribes, and many other Southwest Tribes.

These ancestral homelands are now at risk of being totally destroyed by a foreign copper mining project if Congress does not pass a critical piece of legislation: The Save Oak Flat Act.

This bill is currently the only one seeking to permanently protect the sacred site – and if passed it would prevent the mining project from moving forward.

That's why it's imperative our lawmakers hear from as many of us as possible right now: Urge your member of Congress to defend religious freedom and Indigenous rights at this moment – and support the passage of the Save Oak Flat Act.
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ACLU Supporter, Resolution Copper, a joint venture of two foreign mining companies, is set to acquire Oak Flat for its own mining purposes due to a 2015 federal land swap provision.

President Trump officially set this swap into motion right before he left office. And while President Biden did halt the measure – it's only a temporary protection.

That means if Congress does not act, the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Western Apache Tribes, and many other Tribes in the Southwest could suffer the permanent closure and total destruction of their sacred site. We can't allow that to happen.

The Save Oak Flat Act will permanently repeal the federal land exchange and protect this sacred Indigenous site from devastation: Please tell Congress to support this bill now.
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Thank you for your action,

Ian Thompson
Pronouns: He, him, his
Senior Legislative Advocate, ACLU

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