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Just days before the end of the Trump Administration, the U.S. Forest Service took action that paves the way for a massive copper mine on sacred Apache land in Arizona. The grassroots Apache Stronghold group filed a lawsuit to save Chi’chil Bildagoteel, also known as Oak Flat. They say the Forest Service’s environmental review was rushed in order to take advantage of the Trump Administration’s pro-development stance. The Stronghold maintains the mine proposal violates an 1852 treaty and First Amendment rights to religious practice. We’ll get an update on this years-long battle.
Guests:
Clark Tenakhongva (Hopi) – Vice Chairman of the Hopi Tribe
Roger Featherstone – director of the Arizona Mine Reform Coalition
Wendsler Nosie Sr. (San Carlos Apache) – leader of the Apache Stronghold
Break 1 music: Ideal Dub (song) Casper Loma Da-Wa (artist) Honor the People (album)
Break 2 music: Totah (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)
