Apache Stronghold Prayer Gathering
 Friday September 6th at Germantown Mennonite Meeting House

The US Supreme Court on September 11th heard the appeal to prevent the transfer of land sacred to the Apache tribes to a foreign company to mine copper. The group Apache Stronghold has been working to prevent this transfer for more than 10 years. They will be at the Germantown Mennonite Meetinghouse at 6121 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144. Friday, September 6, 7- 9 pm.

You are invited to come share prayers, blessings, and support for the Apache Stronghold’s journey to the Supreme Court to protect not only the sacred land of Chi’chil Bildagoteel (Oak Flat), but to protect Mother Earth for us all.  We will also have a chance to hear from the Apache Stronghold about their journey and the critical importance of this struggle to stop the shattering of human existence and protect Mother Earth.

Apache Stronghold v. United States appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was hear on September 11. The case involves the federal government’s planned destruction of Oak Flat—known in Apache as Chi'chil Biłdagoteel —a sacred site where Western Apaches and other Native peoples who have worshipped there since time immemorial. Oak Flat is the birthplace of our religion and the site of sacred ceremonies that cannot take place anywhere else.
The United States is now planning to transfer ownership of Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, a foreign-owned mining company that plans to destroy it. Resolution’s mine will swallow Oak Flat in a two-mile-wide, 1,100-foot-deep crater, ending Apache religious practices forever.

Click here to read press release
Click here to read more on the Apache Stronghold web site
Click here to listen to Youtube videos about Chi'chil Biłdagoteel (Oak Flats)

The four crosses in the picture, representing the entire surrounding sacred area, including its water, animals, oak trees, and other plants central to our tribal identity.