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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes urge Canadian Prime Minister to end coal mining

May 15, 2023

Large-scale coal mining taking place in Canada is impacting people, wildlife, and nature in Montana.

“We need to scream this out to everybody because it’s impacting U.S. waters; it’s a treaty violation for us as Native people,” Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Tribal Chairman Tim McDonald tells MTN News.

The Boundary Waters Treaty was signed by the United States and Canada in 1909, establishing the International Joint Commission to help the two countries settle disputes over the waters they share.

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