sponsors the
5TH ANNUAL IEN PROTECTING MOTHER EARTH CONFERENCE
(an International Indigenous grassroots gathering)
and the
9TH ANNUAL (MTN) PROTECT THE EARTH GATHERING
(a Great Lakes Indigenous and non-Indigenous gathering)
THEME: "ENVIRONMENTAL GENOCIDE: AHO GAAWIIN GAGO (NO GO AWAY)
JUNE 15-19, 1994
at
Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community
(South of Crandon, Wisconsin)
(Support Mole Lake in their opposition to Exxon/Rio Algom's
proposed Crandon/Mole Lake zinc-copper sulphide mine which would
leave acidic wastes that would poison Mole Lake's productive wild
rice beds, fish in the nearby Wolf River and their sacred sites)
HOSTED BY: Nii Win Intertribal Council - Mole Lake Sokaogon
Chippewa, Forest Country Potawatomi, Menominee and
Stockbridge-Munsee
WORKSHOPS AND COUNCIL MEETINGS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND
STRATEGIES, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL AND
INTERNATIONAL FORUMS, AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED MEETINGS.
Elder and Youth Circles
* A Campout Gathering * Limited Travel Scholarships for Indigenous
Grassroots Individuals and Organizations *Environmental Fair
* Traditional Pow-Wow June 18-19 * Traditionally-based
For More Information:
Emily Iron Cloud Koenen IEN National Office Midwest Treaty
IEN Conf. Coordinator PO Box 485 Council
(715) 682-6293 Bemidji MN 56601 731 State St.
(218) 751-4967 Madison WI 53703
Fax (218) 751-0561