Oak Flat

For Native Americans, racism hits home

All StoriesSarah Covey11/15/20170

After over 500 years of broken treaties and forceful domination from European settlers and the U.S. government, Native Americans in Arizona today still face racism in the most intimate part of their religion and identity: their home. Today, a border wall, a copper mine and a reversal of the previous administration’s policies are a…

Is the largest proposed mine in the U.S. an environmental bust?

All StoriesSara Cline04/29/20162

Nearly 100 people left Superior High School disappointed and anxious after a long night of grueling questions and harsh realities at a public meeting in April. Many lived nearby and came to tell the Tonto National Forest Service their concerns over a proposed copper mine a few miles away in Oak Flat. Some were members…