04/12/2021
https://congress.gov...
"We strongly oppose this bill and the land transfer it mandates for three reasons: one, it will destroy our sacred areas; two, it will deplete and contaminate the region's already overdrawn water suppl..."
"Federal laws and policies require meaningful consultation with Tribes before Federal action."
"The mining project proposed by Resolution Copper will destroy the Oak Flat area."
"Losing access to these ecosystems, both by their closure [to Apache People] or their destruction profoundly weakens the strength to both Apache and Indigenous peoples' prayer and ceremony."