Apache Resistance
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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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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(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
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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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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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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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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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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