On April 25, 2024, the Tohono O’odham Nation, the National Congress of American Indians, the Inter-Tribal Association of Arizona, the Association on American Indian Affairs, and the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers filed an amicus brief urging all 29 Judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to rehear Apache Stronghold v. U.S. The nonprofit organization Apache Stronghold initially brought the case to protect a sacred place the Apache call Chí’chil Biłdagoteel, which translates into English as “Oak Flat” from being transferred to a mining company, Resolution Copper.