Apache Stronghold/Save Oak Flat

05/20/2026

Come join us this Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 6pm

05/11/2026

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One governor. 9,200 acres. A constitutional obligation to Arizona's schoolchildren. Do the math.

04/24/2026

2026 ARTIST COHORT SHOWCASE April 25, 2026 Saturday 6PM-10PM CENTER 455 N 3 ST, PHOENIX, AZ
Apache Stronghold - Dr. Wendsler Nosie Sr. speak at "ROOTS We Water" Cahokia at 7-8pm
Candles will be handled out at our
table. We look forward to seeing
everyone.

04/23/2026

PRESS RELEASE PLEASE READ AND SHARE: Apache Stronghold - The Fight Is Not Over!

04/23/2026

BECKET Religious Liberty for All
Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2026

Apache Stronghold returns to court to halt destruction of Oak Flat

Contact: Ryan Colby
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 202-349-7219

04/16/2026

Last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turned down one of the last surviving legal efforts to challenge the transfer of land from the Tonto National Forest to Resolution Copper. Now, drilling is ramping up.

04/07/2026

Apache Stronghold-Dr. Wendsler Nosie Sr.

04/07/2026

Apache Stronghold Press Release. Please read and share

04/02/2026

“Moving as one across the blooming mesa, reminded of our higher purpose - to wish harm on no one, for hard times will find them soon enough; to walk with dignity and courage, gratitude and love for the gift of creation; to confront evil with a full heart, sharp eyes and a quiet mind, to know there is a price to be paid for glimpsing the gates of heaven that are right here on earth. May the people stay blessed and protected. Protect Sacred Oak Flat.” - Charlotte Levinson, 3/29/26 Charlotte Levinson

Charlotte shared this prayer/poem after our prayer walk this last Sunday led by Apache Stronghold on the east rim of Oak Flat.

The fight is not over to protect Oak Flat and all of creation. Many gathered for ceremony at the original Holy Ground in San Carlos on Saturday and then on Sunday walked with prayers to Ga’an canyon on the East Rim of Oak Flat to pray not only for Oak Flat but for all people and all places that are suffering and dying because of the evil extractive and exploitive ways of Capitalism.

Vanessa Nosie, Apache Stronghold, shared —

“As all people came together and looked to the west to see Resolution Copper, we knew we were on the right side. Because for those people who chose profit and greed over what God has created, will come repercussions. Not because of us. But because of the decision they made. But with that, came hope. We saw the elders walk, and the youth right behind them. We will continue to exist. Nothing can take our spirit and the spirit of Oak Flat. What God has given to us at the very beginning is our spirit. And no corporation or government can ever take that. We pray for those that will suffer, because they choose not to see it, or they choose to look the other way.
These two days of prayer with all walks of life, we were one drum, one circle. one prayer, just as it was in the beginning.
And we will continue to fight.
We will continue to stay in prayer. And we will continue to protect Mother Earth.”

Apache Stronghold/Save Oak Flat
Charlotte Levinson

02/09/2026

12th Annual Oak Flat March/Run. The final day of the run, Saturday,February 7, 2026, the experienced runners passed through the final corridor, ending at the Oak Flat campground. The annual gathering followed, with speakers representing many tribes, backgrounds, and ages sharing their thoughts on Oak Flat and the importance of protecting this sacred and irreplaceable site. Photos by Molly Peters