As long as anyone can remember, the Western Apache have used a site 60 miles east of Phoenix for a coming-of-age ritual.

“Many sacred Apache rituals will be ended, not just temporarily but forever,” the group told the Supreme Court. The case arrived at the high court before Trump took power again in January.

The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an Apache religious challenge to the construction of a massive copper mine on Oak Flat, a swath of untouched federal land in Arizona that tribe members ...

After the U.S. Forest Service announced in 2021 that it would complete a key environmental hurdle for the project, Apache Stronghold—a nonprofit group led by members of the San Carlos Apache ...

The case revolves around a sacred Apache site that would be destroyed if the mining project goes ahead, pitting religious rights against business interests. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal ...

“This ruling ensures that Oak Flat remains protected as the legal process continues, giving the Supreme Court time to decide if cherished Apache rituals can continue for future generations.” Some ...

The Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to a land swap enabling mining at a sacred Indigenous site in Arizona, garnering pushback from Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas.

The Supreme Court‘s decision is a “heavy blow,” according to Apache Stronghold’s Wendsler Nosie Sr., but said the group would continue efforts to protect the sacred site.

A huge mining company has to keep its hands off the holy Apache land of Oak Flat… for now. On Friday afternoon, a federal judge ruled that the decade-long battle over the federally-owned land ...