By Native Voice
Callan Chythlook-Sifsof is the first Indigenous Alaskan to represent the United States of America in Olympic competition and the only known indigenous Alaskan to be a part of any U.S National Team. The Olympic snowboarder is taking on one of the toughest challenges she’s ever faced. A lifetime resident of the Bristol Bay, Alaska, Callan and other indigenous/Native Alaskans are fighting to prevent the construction of the Pebble Mine, one of the world’s largest open-pit mines – up to three miles wide and 600 meters deep. The mine threatens the near-pristine watershed of Bristol Bay which is home to one of the largest salmon runs in the world.
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