The people of the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona are struggling to protect their sacred place, Oak Flat, from being destroyed through copper mining. How might this moment be a heart-check for the church to re-examine our posture in the world within God’s ecosystem of creation? We are a people created within an entanglement amidst a culture obsessed with extraction. True riches aren't in the form of metals to be mined, but in the rivers, trees, and wildlife of God's good creation.Learn more about and donate to Apache Stronghold: http://apache-stronghold.com/index.html More about the situation at Oak Flat:https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051225_oak_flat_pause/judge-pauses-oak-flat-mine-construction-protecting-apache-holy-site-now/ https://pcusa.org/news-storytelling/news/2025/5/8/supporters-oak-flat-advocate-its-protection-critical-time-sacred-land https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/oak-flat-supporters-run-to-apache-holy-land-court-hearing-21710128 https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2025/05/05/federal-court-to-hear-plea-to-halt-a-land-swap-for-oak-flt-copper-mine/83371238007/https://www.kjzz.org/tribal-natural-resources/2025-03-21/on-death-row-fate-of-oak-flat-now-in-the-hands-of-u-s-supreme-court Follow The ecoChristian Podcast on:The SUBSTACK! https://calebcrayhaynes.substack.com/⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ecochristianpodcast/⁠ ⁠Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550505457774⁠⁠ ⁠X⁠ (formerly known as Twitter) ⁠https://twitter.com/TheEcoChristian⁠ ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.threads.net/@ecochristianpodcastSend us a message! We want to hear from you! [email protected] Music by folk_acoustic_music from Pixabay

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