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Bad River Ojibwe call pipeline over river a "ticking time bomb" as they frame defense of Lake Superior
Summary
Speakers identifying as Bad River Ojibwe described boarding-school-era abuses and warned that a pipeline suspended over a river feeding Lake Superior is an imminent hazard, calling their campaign to stop it a David-and-Goliath defense of freshwater.
Members of the Bad River Ojibwe described past abuses and a present environmental threat, saying a pipeline suspended over a river that feeds Lake Superior is "a ticking time bomb." S3, a resident, said, "That's a ticking time bomb," and warned the river meander could reach the pipeline and cause a spill into the lake.
S1, a resident, framed the remarks as a longer history of resistance: "This is a story of the Bad River people and their home on Lake Superior,"…
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