native americans protest 6bn arizona copper mine plan in front of us capitol /

More than 100 members of the San Carlos Apaches traveled to Washington DC in hopes that lawmakers will repeal deal to build mine on land sacred to tribe Scores of Native American demonstrators protested at the US Capitol on Tuesday against a proposed $6bn copper mine in Arizona at a site that members of the Apache tribe say is sacred.
Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe began a cross-country caravan to Washington this month,with a quit in New York’s Times Square, to persuade Congress to save the area known as the Oak Flat campground near Superior, and Arizona.
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Source: theguardian.com