US bishops, Catholic groups ask Supreme Court to protect Native American sacred site

By Kate Scanlon
EarthBeat
October 17, 2024

Catholic bishops, groups and legal scholars have joined other religious groups in offering their support to an Indigenous coalition asking the Supreme Court to protect an Apache sacred site from destruction by a copper mining giant. They argue the case has serious implications for the scope of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

In September, a coalition of Western Apache people, along with other Native American and non-Indigenous supporters, under the banner of the non-profit Apache Stronghold, asked the high court to protect their sacred site at Oak Flat, Arizona, after a federal appeals court rejected their request.

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