CPT Turtle Island Solidarity Network

a vibrant green shrub grows amidst the rock

Prayer-rising for Oak Flat

Save the date and start organizing to confront, through prayer, the forces of destruction facing Oak Flat

Janie and Martin at the gates of the Resolution Copper mine overlooking Oak Flat praying a litany of resistance.

Everyone has a right to practice religion freely

Open our ears to the pleas of Apache Stronghold, and our hearts to the importance of sacred land. Remind us that all our lives depend on the health of the land and spirit.

Pray to Save Oak Flat from Destruction

CPT members are accompanying Apache Stronghold in prayer and action to protect Oak Flat (Chi’chil Biłdagoteel), a sacred site, from destruction by Resolution Copper.

Resolution Copper's mining tools are visible above Oak Flat forests

CPT accompanies Apache Stronghold at Oak Flat

CPT now has a team on the ground to accompany the community as they continue to resist mining corporations who plan to destroy their sacred sites

five people walk down a road towards the mountains in the distance.

Oak Flat Holy Land 

A photo essay from recent CPT accompaniment alongside the Apache Stronghold to protect the sacred lands of Chi’chil Bildagoteel, Oak Flat, Arizona.

First Nations leaders hold a banner that reads "Heal the River" with a drawing of Turtle Island

Indigenous nations unite to protect lands

Four Indigenous communities announce an alliance to protect their territories from mining exploration without their consent

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