Greetings John,
On the outskirts of the Boundary Waters, and inside of this wilderness, my family lived and thrived for generations. Those who came before us had the wisdom to preserve it, and we must respect their wisdom.
Will you join me today in supporting this movement to prevent copper mining on treaty-protected land for Give to the Max Day?
This is a place of pristine air, clear water, tall pines, ancient cliffs and adventure. It is also a spiritual place for many Native Americans.
My grandfather went from an Indian boarding school, into World War One and then spent his life guiding folks through the Boundary Waters. My grandmother was born near the mouth of Dead River on Burntside Lake and she attended the same boarding school.
I stayed at Burntside with my grandmother, on the edge of the Boundary Waters, every summer as a kid. To me, there has always been a deep, spiritual feeling to the Boundary Waters, and it deserves to be protected.
There are a lot of reasons to keep this area wild if we’re going to save the planet. Keeping the Boreal forest of the Boundary Waters is as important as keeping the Brazilian rainforest when it comes to regulating the world’s oxygen and carbon cycles. We have to apply modern science before we simply continue the industrial ways of the 19th century in the 21st century. A copper mine will ruin the Boundary Waters. That is unacceptable.
Indigenous people sought sustenance and spirituality from this place from time immemorial, and continue to value and call for its protection today.
It must be preserved.
Miigwech,
Professor Tadd Johnson
Esq., member of the Bois Forte band of Chippewa
P.S. Test your BWCA knowledge and join us for EITHER in-person in Minneapolis OR virtual Boundary Waters trivia TONIGHT, Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7 pm CT. Register here.
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