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Participants describe damage at Spirit Mountain on Fort Belknap Reservation and urge policymakers to see the site
Summary
Participants on an outdoor trip described Spirit Mountain as substantially altered by mining activity, recounted wildlife and cultural losses, and said local water rights and mine impacts merit attention; remarks were participant accounts, not verified findings.
Participants on a field visit to the Fort Belknap area described visible damage at Spirit Mountain and said mining activity had altered culturally important landscapes. "Here was Spirit Mountain. This mountain that that we've used for fasting and for visions and everything was gone. It's just a bunch of rumble there," said Participant 15, participant, while standing near a gate at the head of Mission Canyon Road. Participants also described erosion at the Missouri Breaks and recounted local wildlife observations: "At 1 of our campsites, I saw a immature…
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