Acid Mine Alert: Turtle Island Project, KBIC tribe want to stop a sulfide mine near Lake Superior

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A declaration of war: Tribes across country oppose sulfide "Acid Mine" - Northern Michigan tribes doesn’t want acid mine built near Marquette

In recent years, Indian tribes across the U.S. have bitterly opposed the creation of sulfide mines - one tribe called it a declaration of war.

Keweenaw Bay Tribe wants sulfide mine near Lake Superior stopped

A declaration of war: Tribes across country oppose sulfide "Acid Mine" - Northern Michigan tribes doesn’t want acid mine built near Marquette

In recent years, Indian tribes across the U.S. have bitterly opposed the creation of sulfide mines - one tribe called it a declaration of war.

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, numerous environment groups are standing together to stop the "acid mine" proposed near Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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