Oak Flat is threatened with destruction by the Resolution Copper mine. From the beginning Apache Stronghold has grounded their resistance in the strength of their religious practice and spiritual relationship with the land. Oak Flat is the most holy site to the Apaches. Their challenge of the systems of racism, capitalism, ecocide, and nihilism seeking to destroy it are fueled by prayer and ritual.

Apache Stronghold asks people of other faiths to join them in this spiritual struggle. Wendsler Nosie has said that what they need with them is people who will pray with them.

On November 4, 10:00am-4:00pm, Apache Stronghold will amplify these intercessions into a prayer-rising for the preservation of Oak Flat. Indigenous people will gather at Oak Flat to pray according to their ways. People of other faiths will also gather to confront, through prayer, the forces of destruction brought by Resolution Copper.

Will you come to pray with us at Oak Flat November 4? Prepare yourself in prayer and plan your own transportation to this sacred site located an hour east of Phoenix, Arizona.

Apache Stronghold also invites churches and other faith groups around the world to join the prayer-rising November 4 from their own locations and to share their prayer actions via social and other media. Will you organize your spiritual community to pray with Oak Flat on November 4?

If you have questions, or to express interest in participating in this Day of Prayer for sacred Apache land at Oak Flat, please contact John Maddaus at john.maddaus@maine.edu