[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Help save sacred Apache land and we’ll plant a tree!

The petition to Congress reads:
"Support legislation by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Raúl Grijalva to
repeal the Oak Flat land exchange and stop the transfer of sacred Native
American land to a foreign mining company."

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Dear Jack,

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Repeal
the giveaway of a sacred
Native American site to a
foreign mining company

CREDO is planting a tree on behalf of every action taker on this petition.

If Congress doesn't immediately act, sacred Native American lands in
Arizona that contain culturally and spiritually significant sites could
soon be home to a two-mile wide, 1,000-foot deep copper mine.

In a secret backroom deal in 2014, Republicans in Congress snuck language
into a must-pass defense bill to give away land in and around the Apache
holy areas of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, a foreign-owned,
multinational mining company with a shameful environmental record and
history of human rights abuses.^1

Now, two progressive champions in Congress are fighting to reverse this
incredible injustice. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Raúl Grijalva have
recently introduced the "Save Oak Flat Act," which would cancel the
transfer of these lands to Resolution Copper.^2 We must speak out now and
build public support to stop this modern-day Native American land grab.
When you sign this petition we'll plant a tree on your behalf through our
partners at Trees for the Future.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Pass the "Save Oak Flat Act" and protect Apache sacred
lands from copper mining. With each signature collected, CREDO will do our
part to save our environment from mega polluters by planting a tree.

Foreign-owned mining conglomerate Rio Tinto, which owns Resolution Copper,
has repeatedly sought control of the copper-rich Oak Flat lands for the
past decade, lobbying Congress more than a dozen times since 2005.^3 They
got their wish granted when Arizona’s then-Republican Sens. John McCain
and Jeff Flake, both of whom had ties to Rio Tinto, ensured that the
massive land giveaway moved forward and tucked it into the year-end
defense spending bill.

In addition to threatening historically and culturally important sacred
Native sites, copper mining in the Oak Flat region would be
environmentally disastrous. Apache residents and environmentalists are
concerned that “since the mining industry is often exempt from portions of
environmental laws such as the Clean Water Act, the invasive copper mining
project could damage the area’s water - a resource many Native Americans
claim a spiritual obligation to protect.”^4

Activism to protect sacred Native lands and other sensitive areas from
mining works. After hundreds of thousands of CREDO members recently spoke
out against mining in the West, we helped to successfully stop destructive
mining projects at Yellowstone and tribal lands near Chaco Canyon in New
Mexico.

As Rep. Grijalva put it so clearly, "Giving away sacred Apache land to
international mining companies isn’t right, and everyone involved in this
decision knows it." Let's make sure every member of Congress knows it,
too.

Tell Congress: Pass the "Save Oak Flat Act" and protect Apache sacred
lands from copper mining. With each signature collected, CREDO will do our
part to save our environment from mega polluters by planting a tree. Click
the link below to sign the petition:

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Thank you for your activism.

Josh Nelson, Co-Director
[ [link removed] ]CREDO Action from Working Assets

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References:

 1. Rupert Neate, "[ [link removed] ]Rio Tinto accused of environmental and human rights
breaches," The Guardian, April 18, 2013.
 2. House Committee on Natural Resources, "[ [link removed] ]Chairman Grijalva, Sen.
Sanders Introduce Bills to Prevent Mining Activities on Sacred Apache
Tribal Land Given Away in 2015 Defense Bill," Jan. 19, 2019.
 3. Kari Lydersen, "[ [link removed] ]Despite Promised Jobs, Desert Town Opposes Giant
Copper Mine," In These Times, June 11, 2014.
 4. Jack Jenkins, "[ [link removed] ]Citing Religious Freedom, Native Americans Fight To
Take Back Sacred Land From Mining Companies," ThinkProgress, July 24,
2015.

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