Cofer Hot Springs
Cofer Hot Springs (Paipai: Ha’ Kamwe’) are privately owned hot springs in Arizona, United States.
Description
The springs discharge 290 acre-feet of water per year.
The springs are known as Ha’ Kamwe’ in Paipai language by the Hualapai Native American tribe who consider them sacred. The tribe occupy the Cholla Canyon Ranch near Wikieup, Arizona from where they visit the springs.
In 2021, the American Institute for Economic Research stated that the planned development of the Big Sandy lithium mine would destroy the springs.
See also
References
- ^ Big Sandy Energy Project: Environmental Impact Statement. (2001). United States: (n.p.). p3-46
- ^ Kapoor, Maya L. (9 June 2021). "Mining for lithium, at a cost to Indigenous religions". High Country News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Annual Report. (2003). United States: Native American Rights Fund. p15
- ^ Kaufman, Wallace. "Sacred Is as Sacred Sells | AIER". American Institute for Economic Research. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
