Oak Flat Apache Stronghold Update

What can we do to join Apache Stronghold and protect Oak Flat today?

This sacred site is at risk of being destroyed and mined by Copper Resolution, for which there was just a court hearing in the 9th Circuit last week.

The ELCA is working to better engage advocacy efforts around supporting indigenous communities, protecting the land and indigenous sacred sites, and deepening the connections between our intersecting work. Following are resources for your consideration:

• Prayer and liturgy resources for faith communities

• https://dofdmenno.org/2022/11/03/deadline-to-sign-on-to-amicus-briefs-to-protect-oak-flat-

• Can you write a letter to the editor to protect Oak Flat? – The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery (dofdmenno.org)

• Apache Stronghold About Us - San Carlos, AZ (apache-stronghold.com)

You are invited to participate in a call to action, and share this information with your congregations:

• Call or write your Arizona Congressional Leaders in support of the H.R. 1884 Save Oak Flat Act. Arizona’s two Democratic senators, Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema as well as Republican Rep. Eli Crane, whose 1st Congressional District includes Oak Flat, have not taken a public position on the legislation. http://apache-stronghold.com/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1884

If you would like more follow up info, contact Katerina Gea at katerina@dismantlediscovery.org or follow @saveoakflatarizona on social media for updates and calls to action. The Dismantle Discover Coalition will continue to organize faith communities to support Apache Stronghold in the next steps as they unfold!