Annotated Bibliography in APA style

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My annotated bibliography will be in the style of APA


I used this example of an APA annotated bibliography relating to Environmental Studies

Young, B. (2015). Copper Mining and the Fight for Oak Flat. AZ Central. Retrieved September 1, 2015, from http://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/2015/07/10/oak-flat-land-swap-future-area/29958947/

Young gives a broad overview of the issue, and describes in layman’s terms the legal circumstances of the Oak Flat dispute, the cultural, natural, and recreational importance of Oak Flat, as well as the perspective of the copper mining company and the potential for job creation and economic gain. He broadly outlines the mining company’s plans for the site and their probable ecological impact. He does provide more quotes and evidence from the anti-mine side of the argument. This article will serve to help me outline the basics of the dispute, and will be a resource for quotes from individuals involved. 

NoiseCat, J., & Morales Gomez, D. (2015, July 22). Apaches Rally At Capitol, Vowing To Continue Fighting for Sacred Oak Flat. Huffington Post. Retrieved September 1, 2015, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/apaches-and-allies-rally-at-capitol-to-save-sacred-oak-flat-from-massive-mine_55aff2f9e4b08f57d5d3747d

NoiseCat and Gomez give a report of the Apache protestor’s journey to Washington and subsequent public protest of the plans to destroy Oak Flat. It gives a brief description of the history involved in the dispute and the tricky political atmosphere surrounding the issue and McCain’s involvement. In my paper, this article will serve as information about the different methods that the Apaches are using to protest the proposed destruction of Oak Flat and their effectiveness. It will provide direct quotes from various members of the tribe involved in protesting.

Harrington, A. (2015, July 14). Defending Oak Flat and Deconstructing White Priveledge. Huffington Post. Retrieved September 9, 2015, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-harrington/defending-oak-flat-and-de_b_7787890.htm

Harrington, a pastor of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, writes about the advantages that whites and Christians have in today’s world and how that relates to the fight for Oak Flat. She argues that a sacred site of any other religion or group would be protected, and that this is just one more case of marginalization for the Apache tribe. In my paper, this article will provide a different and interesting perspective on the importance of Oak Flat and the reasons for its probable development. The comments section of this article also has some interesting opinions that I may integrate into my paper.

Simon, S. & Jung, C. (Narrators) & Rambler, T. & Nosie, W. & McCain J. & Wood S. & Kitcheyan T. & Vogler B. (Contributors). (2015, June 27). Native Americans Protest Proposed Copper Mine In Arizona [Radio Broadcast Episode]. In Weekend Edition. Washington, DC: National Public Radio

Carrie Jung outlines the cultural as well as potential economic importance of Oak Flat, and includes statements from many different sides of the controversy: Apaches who want Oak Flat protected, Apaches who see more value in the economic growth that a mining operation would bring, McCain, and others. This broadcast will be a great resource for my paper because it will provide quoted from McCain, which are hard to come by, as well as quotes from Apaches who don’t want to protect Oak Flat.

Yablon, M. (2004). Property Rights and Sacred Sites: Federal Regulatory Responses to American Indian Religious Claims on Public Land. The Yale Law Journal, 113(7), 1623-1662. Retrieved September 3, 2015, from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/stable/pdf/4135775.pdf?acceptTC=true

Marcia Yablon examines the history of sacred sites protection and the governing laws. She describes which agencies have control over different areas that encompass sacred sites. She states that the protection of these sites is vital to the cultural health of Native groups, but also explores instances where the economic value associated with destroying the sites was very great. The relevant parts of this article can serve to put the issue discussed in my paper in legal and historical context, as well as provide an objective perspective on protection of sites versus economic interests associated with destroying them. Many of the examples provided are very similar to the Oak Flat dispute.

Hontz, J., & Stinski, B. (1992). Sacred Sites, Disputed Rights. Human Rights, 19(4), 26-29.

In this article, Hontz and Stinski explain that the religious freedom of many Native Peoples has been violated in different instances throughout history because of the often stark cultural differences between Native American groups and the general U.S. population. They describe various attempts to protect Native American religious rights, many of which failed. They identify one specific instance of land sacred to the San Carlos Apache Tribe being threatened by the development of an observatory on top of Mt. Graham in Southern Arizona. This instance will be particularly useful to me as it involves the same tribe as the Oak Flat dispute. This article will provide historical examples of similar disputes as the one that I’m dealing with in my paper. It will also add to my understanding of the legal history of sacred site destruction and to my understanding of the current legal position of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. 

[Superior Cu Alliance]. (2015, July 24). @DosGendy the land exchange did not take Apache land & not all members think it's sacred. ARTICLE: http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2015/07/23/oak-flat-sacred/30587803/ [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/CU_Alliance/status/624811129177387008

Superior Cu Alliance expresses their opinion that Oak Flat is in fact not a sacred site for the San Carlos Apache tribe. They seem to be in support of mining development there. They provide a link to an article written by a San Carlos Apache member backing up their claim that it isn’t a sacred site. In my paper, this social media source can be used as an example of an organization in favor of mining in the Oak Flat area and their reasoning.

Kutzler, S. [SarahKutzler]. (2015, August 31). @SenJohnMcCain @TeamMcCain maybe if you would stand for ppl you represent and not big foreign biz #saveoakflat [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/SarahKutzler/status/638453457939075072 

Kutzler express her discontentment with John McCain’s support of Resolution Copper mines over the protection of Oak Flat, a sacred site for the San Carlos Apache tribe. In my paper, this social media source can provide an example of the popular support for the protection of Oak Flat over the creation of a copper mine there.

[WhatLauraKnows]. (2015, February 24). Save Oak Flat: Protect The Sacred. Retrieved September 9, 2015 from https://radicalindigenism.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/saveoakflat-protectthesacred/

This blog is written by a student in American Indian Studies at Arizona State, and is herself a San Carlos Apache. She states that in the blog she wants to share her ideas of radical Indigenism. In this blog post she attempts to mobilize people in support of saving Oak Flat by describing the cultural and personal importance that it has to her and her family. Although poorly written, this blog post will serve in my paper as a very personal window into one protect Oak Flat supporter’s mind.

Sendaholic (2015,  April 10). Queen Creek Boulder Comp 2015: ‘Save Oak Flat’. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC1sITGNAZk

This is a video of the Queen Creek bouldering competition in 2015. Although most of the video is rock climbing footage, the first few minutes focus on the Oak Flat Controversy and the opinions of rock climbers who use the area and the Access Fund, an organization trying to protect climbing access in the area. This video will represent the opinions of rock climbers and the Access Fund in my paper.

Reflection: I read Allison's APA bibliography and  Betsy's Chicago style bibliography. To be honest, I think that all the different styles of bibliography that exist are pretty stupid! I think that everything would be easier if there was one standardized way of citing between all disciplines. It would make it easier to do interdisciplinary and draw information from many different disciplines. I often feel that the hard lines drawn between different fields and areas of study are unnecessary. Things are more interconnected than our academic system seems to think they are.