In the Lakota language Mni Wic’oni means Water Is Life.
Today, there is a real threat to Black Hills water, the land, recreation, economi, wildlife habitats, and sacred sites! Now is the time to help prevent toxic mining from happening in our region.
We hope the beautiful Mni Wiconi and the Black Hills video below, by Lonnie Jeffries, Mnicouju Lakota grandmother and advid kayaker, will help you understand more about how vitial this work is in protecting water and sacred sites in the Black Hills — this is for the future generations to come.
“The Madison and Minnelusa aquifers are two of the most important aquifers in the Black Hills area because of utilization for water supplies and important influences on surface-water resources resulting from large springs and stream-flow-loss zones.”
– United States Geological Survey: Geochemistry of the Madison and Minnelusa Aquifers in the Black Hills Area, South Dakota.
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