Native Americans protest copper mine project in Arizona
Native American protesters have staged a demonstration at the US Capitol to censure a plan by Congress to build a $6-billion copper mine in Arizona, at a site considered “sacred” to the Apache tribe.
On Tuesday, the demonstrators called on lawmakers to repeal the plan to build a mine in Oak Flat, a valley that is held in reverence by the San Carlos Apache members.
The protest was held by a group of Native Americans, called Apache Stronghold, who have been travelling from across the country to join the demo.
The demonstrators staged a nearly three-hour march from the White House to the Capitol.
Wendsler Nosie, the councilman leading Apache Stronghold, told the Guardian on Friday that Oak Flat is “a central part of our religion, our ceremonies, our upbringing for our children”.
“It’s like Mount Sinai,” Nosie said. “What would they (Christians) say? It’s no different. Why do we treat it different?”
The Apache Stronghold has been making efforts to garner public support for the initiative.
The project is set to be launched by Anglo-Australian company Resolution Copper, which maintains it will generate billions in revenue and provide 3,700 direct and indirect jobs over the next 40 years.
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