Photo: Apache Stronghold supporters converge at Oak Flat campground on February 22, 2025. (Gabriel Pietrorazio)

A group opposed to a massive Arizona copper mining project filed a petition last week before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

They are hoping the court will reconsider the recent Oak Flat land swap between the U.S. Forest Service and Resolution Copper.

KJZZ’s Gabriel Pietrorazio has details.

A split, three-judge panel from the very same appeals court allowed the controversial transfer to proceed after tossing out a slew of lawsuits – while also lifting an injunction back in March. But plaintiffs now argue they still have a case to be made.

Judge Johnnie Rawlinson agrees.

In her dissenting opinion from April, she wrote that before the court stamps its seal on a decision that will “completely annihilate sacred Native lands, we must be certain that every i was dotted and every t was crossed. And that simply is not the case.”

An FNX original children’s series is earning national recognition.

“Navajo Highways”, created by Pete Sands and filmed in Moab, Utah, has been nominated for two Emmy Awards by the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

The nominations, announced recently, honor the show’s educational content and set design.

The Navajo-language series teaches culture and storytelling through the journey of a young girl reconnecting with her roots.

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