. >> paul demain of the lac courte oreilles tribe is one of the people who first set up harvest camp. tribal members and supporters lived there through a harsh winter to demonstrate their resistance to the mine. their effort garnered press and support for their cause. >> how close are we to the mine site, to where they want to do the mine site? >> about uh, about a mile, straight this way. if you look up here you can see that uh, ridge up there. >> uh huh. >> paul sees this struggle as history repeating itself. mining companies and white settlers way back in the 19th century clashed with native americans over this very same land. >> ... people come in and say, you're just a bunch of dumb, hostile indians. you don't, you don't know how to exploit what's up there in a good way. you'll probably just live on it and collect maple syrup and, ... hunt for venison and fish and do all these other things when these mining companies will know what to do with that land a lot better and, and produce, uh, something out of it. >> i think the community here appreciates the fact that we've given voice