Raúl Grijalva: “I think it is time that we listened.”

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

We write to express serious concerns about the Mining Clarity Regulatory Act, which represents an unprecedented, de facto giveaway of America's cherished public lands to mining corporations.

We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.