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North American
Indigenous Mining Summit

JUNE 12-15, 2002

CALLING ALL TRIBAL LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, INDIGENOUS ACTIVISTS,
TRIBAL YOUTH, TRIBAL ELDERS AND ALLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ARE INVITING YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THE:
NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS MINING SUMMIT

Mole Lake Indian Reservation (near Crandon, Wisconsin) USA

The North American Indigenous Mining Summit is co-sponsored by The Sokaogon Chippewa Community, The Indigenous Mining Campaign Project, which is a partnership between The Indigenous Environmental Network and Project Underground. Spirit Run Sponsored by The Lac Vieux Desert Community

Objective: We are aiming to develop strategies to empower our Indigenous Communities to form and create perpetual alliances and networks with each other and our allies.

Focus: Hard rock mining, gold mining, uranium mining, coal mining and other mining on and near Indigenous lands. Use of current laws with an emphasis on changing legislation. Other topics: How mining and mining extraction affects and effects human rights, Tribal sovereignty, government to government relationships with the federal government and its agencies, state/provincial and federal legislatures, Sacred sites, traditional knowledge, right to food and food security. International discussions on WTO, NAFTA, IJC, World Summit on Sustainable Development and globalization. US discussions on treatment as state, policies on historical, cultural and Sacred sites and delegated authority.

This is a Traditional gathering with a Sacred Fire and focused workshops. No drugs or alcohol allowed.
Outdoor camping. Daycare will be provided. Bring your own dishes and utensils. No dogs or pets allowed.
AREA MAPS:
Mole Lake www.ienearth.org/mp_mole_lake.html
Green Bay area www.ienearth.org/mp-green_bay.html
Mole Lake is located on Hwy. 55, 8 miles south of Crandon, WI.
For more information contact Coleen Poler:  ph: 715-478-5033,
fax:  715-478-5034 or via e-mail at polersdc@newnorth.net

UNITING TO ADDRESS MINING IN INDIAN COUNTRY
PRESERVING MOTHER EARTH BY EMPOWERING HER PEOPLES

Indigenous Environmental Network Sokaogon Chippewa Community Lac Vieux Dersert Band, Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Midwest Treaty Network project underground Indigenous Mining Campain Project
Indigenous Environmental Network Lac Vieux Desert Community Project Underground The Indigenous Mining Campaign Project
  Sokaogon Chippewa Community Midwest Treaty Network

Indigenous Environmental Network -www.ienearth.org