Summary
In 2020, the legislature of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin adopted a resolution recognizing the rights of the Menominee River. The resolution gives the river many rights, including the right to naturally exist, flourish, regenerate, and evolve. The resolution also labels the “Back Forty Project,” a proposed open-pit mine, a significant threat poised to cause harmful impacts to water, humans, wildlife, animals, and cultural properties as demonstrated with other mines of similar nature.