“As a mother, I am fighting for my children. Our spirituality is the essence of who we are,” says Vanessa Nosie Apache Stronghold member. The Apache Stronghold believes the Resolution Copper’s proposed mine will destroy Oak Flat, violating their religious rights. #SaveOakFlat

Years of hard work by the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition paid off this week when Pres. Biden designated the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni as a nat'l monument in the #GrandCanyon. What a momentous occasion for the protection of #publiclands! Read more 📲 ow.ly/44FC50Px0J9

Our Outdoor Allies series explores how other outdoor adventurers got their start in advocacy work. Cooper Davis is a Jesuit educator dedicated to uplifting Indigenous youth in defense of our common home and creating opportunities for young people to experience the outdoors.

Congrats to alum Charles Galbraith '98 (Diné) for being named the recipient of the St. Francis Xavier Award for Ignatian Identity in recognition for the amazing legal work he does on behalf of his people and all Indian Country.

Resolution Copper’s proposed mine at Oak Flat will not only exhaust 250 billion gallons of water & destroy vital aquifers in the area, but the tailing site will also pose a risk to nearby communities. Henry Muñoz, a retired miner, explains why. Apache Stronghold #SaveOakFlat

An excerpt from Pope Francis' latest encyclical Ladato Deum.

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Check out Ma Shu Ska Pidgeon '24 giving a powerful speech on the main stage at this year's Ignatian Family Teach in for Justice in Washington DC. youtube.com/live/eRnK7P7Wt…

"God’s boundless love has led all of us here... together in communion to fight and protect what we love. To find our own “Oak Flat”, our communities to support, and as a Jesuit community to continue to spread God’s, boundless love."

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Excited to celebrate Native American Heritage month in the Brophy and Xavier community!

Landscapes are urbanizing in the Southwest. For communities who have lived on these lands for centuries, the lack of accessibility prevents them from preserving their traditions & architecture. That's the case for the Great Bend of the Gila. Read more: ow.ly/e4Fo50Q3HHo

"The energy transition risks being unjust again if it only involves replacing the burning of fossil fuels with the use of renewable energy without changing unsustainable lifestyles and destructive modes of production and consumption"- Laudato Si' Movement

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Thank you to the Father Del Toro, Brother Neuman, and Principal Bopp for joining us at Oak Flat to pray for creation with people of all faiths

Let us choose life! Let us choose the future! May we be attentive to the cry of the earth, may we hear the plea of the poor, may we be sensitive to the hopes of the young and the dreams of children!- Pope Francis press.vatican.va/content/salast…

Join us tonight!

Stand with our Havasupai brothers and sisters to protect their water and health from the Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine addup.sierraclub.org/campaigns/prot…

Indigenous people are the first Americans, not "Anti-American". We are standing up for Oak Flat to protect the water, land, and the right to practice religion for all people. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…