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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Launches Initiative Opposing Multi-Billion Dollar Nickel Mine

Mar 21, 2023 10:27AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: The Water over Nickel initiative was introduced last week at a public event in St. Paul, Minn. featuring allied organizations and scientific experts. (Photo: Facebook/Native News Online)

By 
Darren Thompson - Native News Online - March 20, 2023


The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe wants the public to know about the risks that a foreign-owned, multi-billion dollar nickel mine in central Minnesota poses to region’s people, water, fish and Manoomin (wild rice).  

The initiative is a partnership between the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and two conservation organizations: Earthjustice and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA). 


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