House Votes to Sell Sacred Apache Lands to International Mining Corporation

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9. Guess protecting sacred sites is not deemed to be conductive to the

happiness of said Indians.

Treaty with the Apaches (1852)
http://www.chiricahua-apache.com/supporting-materials/selected-treaties-and-other-historical-documents/treaty-with-the-apaches-1852/

ARTICLE 9.

Relying confidently upon the justice and the liberality of the aforesaid government, and anxious to remove every possible cause that might disturb their peace and quiet, it is agreed by the aforesaid Apache’s that the government of the United States shall at its earliest convenience designate, settle, and adjust their territorial boundaries, and pass and execute in their territory such laws as may be deemed conducive to the prosperity and happiness of said Indians.