Indigenous Culture

Image: Court ruling revives fight to save Oak Flat from mining

Court ruling revives fight to save Oak Flat from mining

Image: Supreme Court rejects suit to save Oak Flat from mining

Supreme Court rejects suit to save Oak Flat from mining

How the system failed murdered Indigenous teen Emily Pike

By Caitlin Sievers | Arizona Mirror
May 19, 2025

Emily Pike’s mom learned she was dead via social media, one example of how tribal, county and state systems failed Pike.
Not so fast: Federal judge saves Oak Flat from mining company, for now

By TJ L'Heureux
May 9, 2025

Oak Flat, the Apache holy land east of Phoenix, sits on a bonanza of copper. A huge mining company wants it.
‘Emily Pike’ bill to create Turquoise Alert System passes legislature

By Jim Small | Arizona Mirror
May 8, 2025

Supporters say the system could have saved Pike, a 14-year-old Indigenous girl who was found murdered earlier this year.