Record of Apache Opposition to the Desecration of Mt. Graham by the University of Arizona and their Astronomer Collaborators

Extensive documentation of Apache opposition to the telescope from 1989 to 2001. Compiled by Apaches for Cultural Preservation, the Apache Survival Coalition, and the Mt. Graham Coalition.
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Star Struck: The Astronomical Abuse Of Indigenous Sacred Sites

Unedited text of an article published as "Native Tribes Struggle to Reclaim Sacred Sites" in Pulse of the Twin Cities newspaper, June 1, 2005 BY JOEL HELFRICH, DWIGHT METZGER, & MICHAEL NIXON Dozens of the largest astronomical research institutions gather this week in Minneapolis to…
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Have you got your permit to pray?

(News Release, August 13, 1998) UA demands Native Americans obtain prayer permits 48 hrs. prior to praying on Mt. Graham The University of Arizona (UA) has asked the U.S. Forest Service for authority to regulate Native Americans who pray on the Apache sacred mountain, Mt. Graham…
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The Heart of Genuine Sadness - Astronomers, politicians, and federal employees desecrate the holiest mountain of the San Carlos Apache

The Heart of Genuine Sadness - Astronomers, politicians, and federal employees desecrate the holiest mountain of the San Carlos Apache By Peter Warshall Reprinted with permission from Whole Earth No. 91, Winter 1997. In the early 1980s, the University of Arizona sought a special permit to…
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Ola Cassadore Davis' July 28, 1999 Testimony to the United Nations' Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, Working Group on Indigenous Peoples

United Nations - Commission on Human Rights Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities Working Group on Indingenous Peoples Seventeenth Session July 26-30, 1999 July 28, 1999 Item 5: Principle Theme: Indigenous Peoples' and their Relationship to Land Madam Daes,…
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Untruthful assertions by University Arizona's LBT website about the Apache people

U. of Arizona (UA) Claim: "…the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council has adopted a neutral stance on the Mount Graham facility." The Truth: This is not true. The Tribal Council approved five formal opposition resolutions and over 25 signed Tribal Council…
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Making a Mountain into a Starbase: The Long, Bitter Battle over Mount Graham

by John Dougherty The University of Arizona needed an Indian. Any Indian would do. Just so long as the university could show its partners from Italy, Germany and the Vatican, plus astronomers from across the globe, that not all Native Americans opposed construction of telescopes. The university…
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Apaches, Mt. Graham, and the telescope project

Apache spirit dancer The Mountain Spirits known to the Western Apaches as Gaahn have profound religious significance. The Gaahn reside at special mountains such as Dzil Nchaa Si' An (Mt. Graham) and provide spiritual guidance, health, and direction in the Apache lifeway. Among…
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