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According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/open-pit-mining\">Collins Dictionary<\/a>, open pit mining is &#8220;a method of mining, usually for metallic ores, in which the waste and ore are completely removed from the sides and bottom of a pit which gradually becomes an enormous canyonlike hole.\u201d\u00a0While state legislators hoped to capitalize on the gold and copper deposit, the native Alaskan people were not in support of the project, which had the potential to poison the water and kill millions of salmon.<\/p>\n<p>The natives were able to stop the project by appealing to the Orthodox diocese of Alaska and receiving support from a wealthy benefactor. The collaboration of these groups led to a unanimous decision by Alaskans to stop the mining project.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Oleksa closed the lecture by encouraging students to be supportive of indigenous people who are accustomed to a certain way of life. 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