Good news! There is still time for you to organize congregations, organizations and denominations to express intention to sign onto an amicus, or “friend of the court,” brief supporting Apache Stronghold’s federal legal appeal to protect Oak Flat! The 9th Circuit Court processes have delayed the approach to the Supreme Court. There will be new briefs…
We urge you to organize congregations, organizations and denominations to sign onto an amicus, or “friend of the court,” brief supporting Apache Stronghold’s federal legal appeal to protect Oak Flat. The deadline is October 24th. One brief is ready for that sign on, and you can read it here. The brief focuses on freedom of…
At the entrance to the womblike valley of Oak Flat, near the deeply rooted ancient oaks, Wendsler Noisie, San Carlos Apache leader, talked with me about about questions raised by a U.S. Forestry official. He asked why did they included non-Apache/settlers who also said that Oak Flat is sacred among the responses of the Environmental…