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SUPERIOR, Ariz. — For over 20 years, different groups have fought for control of the nearly seven mile stretch of land in the Tonto National Forest called Oak Flat. It's a sacred place for Native Americans and is also home to many species of plants and animals. But it sits on top of a copper deposit, sparking the interest of mining companies.
Vanessa Nosie and her dad Wendsler Nosie Sr. are apart of Apache Stronghold, a non-profit organization that defends holy sites, religious freedom, fight colonization and build a better community. She said now, they will make their appeal to the Supreme Court in the coming months."My drive my passion, what's in my heart to protect oak flat is for my children and those yet to be born," she said."To teach my girls how to pick the acorn and the medicine.
At the Center for Biological Diversity, Russ McSpadden, the Southwest Conservation Advocat, said mining would create a crater in the ground, completely collapsing the area.
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