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Azhigwa Zhiiwaagamiziganike or She Makes Maple Sugar Right Now

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now March 28, 2025November 7, 2025
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Could Lake Erie really become Lake Ohio?

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now March 27, 2025
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Nibi Chronicles: Invisible Borders

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now February 28, 2025November 8, 2025
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How do you heal a sacred lake?

by Great Lakes Now February 27, 2025
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

by Grist February 27, 2025November 8, 2025
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A different perspective on the fur trade

by Great Lakes Now February 20, 2025
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Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

by The Narwhal February 13, 2025
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Nibi Chronicles: Protecting the protectors

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now February 4, 2025November 8, 2025
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Life on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom

by The Narwhal January 21, 2025November 8, 2025
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I Speak for the Fish: How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now November 18, 2024November 8, 2025

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    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
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    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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