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| Wendsler Nosier with the Poor Peoples Campaign in Washington, D.C., before the testimony to Save Oak Falt before a Congressional committee. Photo by Steve Pavey |
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| Photo by Steve Pavey |
Photos by Vanessa Nosie and Steve Pavey
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WASHINGTON -- Apaches testified before a Congressional committee and rallied with the Poor Peoples Campaign this week in Washington, as they struggle to save Oak Flat from the destruction of the proposed Resolution copper mine.
Apache Wendsler Nosie said, "Our connections to the Oak Flat area are central to who we are as Apache people. Numerous people speak of buried family members. Most of them include childhood memories."
"Everyone speaks to the deep spiritual and religious connection that Apaches have to the land, water, plants and animals that would be permanently destroyed by this proposed action. The destruction to our lands and our sacred sites has occurred consistently over the past century in direct violation of treaty promises and the trust obligation owed to Indian tribes."
"Everyone speaks to the deep spiritual and religious connection that Apaches have to the land, water, plants and animals that would be permanently destroyed by this proposed action. The destruction to our lands and our sacred sites has occurred consistently over the past century in direct violation of treaty promises and the trust obligation owed to Indian tribes."
Nosie testified on the devastating consequences that a copper mine would mean for the Apache people and their sacred place, reminding the committee of how the land was seized.
