Wisconsin’s ‘Standing Rock’: the proposed Back Forty mine

An environmental and indigenous rights campaigner describes the fight, led by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and backed by numerous environmental groups, against the proposed Back Forty mine project which would not only destroy Native Nations’ sacred lands but also lead to widespread water...

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Published inRace & class Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 106 - 113
Main Author Gedicks, Al
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2018
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Activism
Campaigns
Contaminated water
Environmental groups
Environmentalism
Indigenous peoples
Native rights
Rights
Sacredness
United States > US
Wisconsin
sacred sites
Native Nations
Back Forty mine
Aquila Resources
Clean Water Act
Menominee Indians
mining
water protector alliance
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Summary:An environmental and indigenous rights campaigner describes the fight, led by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and backed by numerous environmental groups, against the proposed Back Forty mine project which would not only destroy Native Nations’ sacred lands but also lead to widespread water contamination. The campaign recalls that of Standing Rock.
ISSN:0306-3968
1741-3125
DOI:10.1177/0306396818797269