Description

The Implementation Project will be hosting the next TIP Quarterly Meeting on December 16, 2025 from 12:00-1:30 PM (Mountain Time).

“UN Declaration in Action: International and Domestic Strategies to Protect the Apache Sacred Site of Oak Flat” will feature Mr. Alex Ritchie, San Carlos Apache Tribe Attorney General. Join us to explore the ongoing efforts to defend Oak Flat and the role the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples plays in shaping these strategies. This webinar will offer valuable insights for anyone interested in Indigenous rights, cultural preservation, or Tribal advocacy. Moderated by TIP Co-Directors: Prof. Kristen Carpenter and Ms. Sue Noe.

TIP Quarterlies were created to build community, provide updates, and prepare for upcoming engagements in Tribal, federal, and international venues. The Zoom link and calendar invite will be sent to those who register. All are welcome to drop in as schedules permit.

Links to Background Materials

Domestic

• Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, H.R. 6391, 119th Cong. (2025)
  • The text of the bill is available here.
• Opening Brief of Appellant, San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service, No. 25-5189 (9th Cir. Sep. 8, 2025)
• Petition for Writ of Certiorari, San Carlos Apache Tribe v. State of Arizona, 145 S. Ct. 144 (Sep. 25, 2024)

Related Materials

• Apache Stronghold v. United States, 145 S. Ct. 1480 (2025) (Gorsuch, J., dissenting)
• Brief for San Carlos Apache Tribe & Chairman Terry Rambler et. al. as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioner, Apache Stronghold v. United States, 145 S. CT. 1480 (2025)
• Brief of 52 Tribal Nations and Organizations as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner, Apache Stronghold v. United States, 145 S. Ct. 1480 (2025)
• Apache Stronghold v. United States, 101 F.4th 1036 (9th Cir. 2024)

International

• Letter from UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) addressed to the U.S. (2025)
• Letter from UN CERD addressed to the U.S. (2024)
• Request from the San Carlos Apache Tribe to UN CERD under the Early Warning and Urgent Action Procedure (2024)
• Rep. of the UNPFII on the Twenty-Second Session, ¶ 92, U.N. Doc. E/2023/43-E/C.19/2023/7 (2023)
• Statement by Terry Rambler, Chairman, San Carlos Apache Tribe to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 22nd Session (2023)

Related International Materials

• Interim Rep. of the Special Rapporteur on the Rts. of Indigenous Peoples, Dr. Albert K. Barume on Identification, Demarcation, Registration and Titling of Indigenous Peoples’ Lands: Practices and Lessons, U.N. Doc. A/80/181 (2025)
• Rep. of the Special Rapporteur on the Rts. of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya, on Extractive Industries and Indigenous Peoples, U.N. Doc. A/HRC/24/41 (2013)