Los Angeles Times

Battle for Oak Flat: How Apache opposition to a copper mine became a religious liberty test

OAK FLAT, Ariz. — On a recent morning about an hour outside Phoenix, the pounding of tribal drums reverberated across the desert from a stand of oaks in the Tonto National Forest, where nearly 20 men ...
The Washington Post

This land is sacred to the Apache, and they are fighting to save it

Just as his Apache ancestors have done for centuries, Wendsler Nosie — the former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe — led a traditional ceremony on a mountaintop at Oak Flat, about 60 miles east ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

On Apache lands, progress in a long war against ticks and the disease they spread

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led... On Apache lands, progress in a long war against ticks ...
WUWM

On Apache lands, progress in a long war against ticks and the disease they spread

SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZ. — It's golden hour on an early December day at a cattle ranch on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. The sun is low, and the bulls have settled into their ...