Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West

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Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West is a 2020 graphic novel by Lauren Redniss. It describes a conflict between the San Carlos Apache tribe and Resolution Copper.

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Redniss cited corporate and legal documents, anthropology statements, and other journalistic accounts. [1] Apaches and White Americans generated interviews used for the book. [2]

Lily Meyer, in a review for National Public Radio, stated that due to the scope the book covers, it "feels expansive." [3] Eliza Griswold of The New York Times wrote that the book is "virtuosic". [1]

Heidi MacDonald of Publishers Weekly wrote that the book has "precise, descriptive prose". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Griswold, Eliza (2020-11-17). "A Copper Mine vs. Sacred Apache Land: The Story in Words and Images". The New York Times . Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  2. 1 2 MacDonald, Heidi (2020-01-03). "Laura Redniss's Latest Depicts a Clash Over Sacred Land". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  3. ↑ Meyer, Lily (2020-11-20). "'Oak Flat' Tells The Story Of An Apache Tribe Fighting To Save Its Land From Mining". National Public Radio . Retrieved 2025-05-17.

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