A federal judge said the argument over allowing a land swap to proceed "tips sharply" in favor of the opponents of a copper ...

This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. In mid-April, the Trump administration cleared the way for a ...

Even as Oak Flat moves ahead, the mining industry commits to voluntary guidelines to consult with communities.

Copper mine foes asked a judge to stop the government from acting on Oak Flat mine plans until Supreme Court rules.

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a site considered sacred to Apache and other Native peoples, to a British-Australian mining firm. The group filed for an emergency injunction April 24 in response to a letter from the ...

But one dispute in particular seems to be stuck in the justices’ figurative craw: a land-use battle between a Native American tribe in Arizona, an Australian mining venture, and the federal ...

The decision could impact other tribes’ efforts to preserve sacred ... courts can even rule — just like it’s rushed to erase Native people for generations,” said Wendsler Nosie Sr.

Many of these projects face opposition from tribes and environmentalists ... a company owned by British-Australian mining corporations Rio Tinto and BHP. Demand for ore: Why can't the US mine ...

However, a spokesperson said the company has been consulting with tribes and communities for almost a decade. "The information collected and the two-way dialogue with Native American tribes and ...