Nearby communities need to be concerned about water scarcity, frankly, even without Resolution, and this only makes it worse.

None of that was accomplished here, and what it meant was this bill was passed without the knowledge, the wisdom, the timeless honored traditions of the San Carlos Apache people and was done unilaterally.

This mine would have profound and irreversible impacts on the citizens of Arizona and the environment.

There is really just not enough groundwater to go around in this part of Arizona.

I urge Congress to pass this bill because of the devastating and irreparable cultural and environmental impacts that would ensue if this mine were developed.

We have witnessed this foreign mining company destroy an Indigenous sacred site in Australia.

This area was utilized and occupied for the past 1,500 years from the pre-Classic Hohokam to the present.

I have been introducing the Save Oak Flat Act to uphold what I believe is essential, the Indigenous peoples' rights to protect the lands.

This bill will repeal Section 3003 of the NDAA and protect the sacred site for future generations.

These are things that you cannot find on the internet, study in a book, or any other environmental study.

When we don't have consultation, we are vulnerable to another sovereign taking unilateral action against our lands, territories, and resources, not only without hearing our voice, but we think that we need to have consent in those…