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Oak Flat

A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West
Pages
288
Published
2020
Language
English

Synopsis

This book explores the decades-long struggle over Oak Flat, a sacred Apache site in Arizona, which is also home to one of the largest untapped copper reserves in North America. It details the clash between a Native American community fighting to protect their ancestral lands and a powerful mining corporation backed by the U.S. government. The narrative weaves together the history of the Apache people, the intricacies of land use law, and the environmental impact of resource extraction.

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