This is a print I made to remember the potential devastation of the Penokee Hills by Gogebic Taconite Mining Company, which has since been retracted/stopped. It was and is the home of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians who grow their wild rice in the marshes. The marshes, known as the Kakagon Sloughs, are a fragile yet complicated and vital filter of the fresh water that goes into lake Superior.

Lake Superior is the largest fresh water body in the world. Polluting the Bad River and its' marshes would destroy the whole ecosystem and toxify Superior. The well-being of it and the other Great Lake's hydrology effects every plant and animal surrounding, as well as the interconnected hydrology of our whole mother earth.

The Great Lakes lakes are a sacred source of water; bringers and sustainers of life, while corporations aim to extract and privatize land and resources in the name of a delusional perception of progress. This is why it says "Extract for "Progress", Retract for Life". This piece is dedicated to Crow, a Native American who was jailed for protecting our waters.