• Industry & Economics
  • History & Culture
  • Science, Tech & Research
  • Policy & Justice
  • Recreation & Tourism
  • Water Quality & Restoration
  • Climate Change
  • Events
  • TV Series
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Skip to content
  • Events
  • TV Series
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Great Lakes Now

Great Lakes Now

  • Events
  • TV Series
  • Newsletter
  • Donate
  • Industry & Economics
  • History & Culture
  • Science, Tech & Research
  • Policy & Justice
  • Recreation & Tourism
  • Water Quality & Restoration
  • Climate Change

Tag: Indigenous communities

Posted inAgriculture, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply

by Circle of Blue August 30, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A beaver named Annabelle, her kin, and us

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now August 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history

by Bridge Michigan August 1, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: A portal to the Burt Lake Band’s violent expulsion

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan removes derogatory Native slur from Oxford Township boat launch

by Bridge Michigan July 7, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: We are still here, and so is great grandma’s lilac

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now June 15, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nibi Chronicles: Restoring what was lost in translation, one place name at a time

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now May 19, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now April 21, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now March 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Duluth, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Standing strong with mushers on the North Shore of Lake Superior

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now February 17, 2023

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 2 3 4 … 8 Older posts

Latest News

  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    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.
  • Around 200 acres protected along Lake Superior for longest national scenic trail
    The Trust for Public Land conveyed 213 acres to the National Park Service this spring in Iron County.
  • Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin
    Bayfield County Judge John Anderson halts work where Enbridge needs more permits to install structures in four waterways.

Content by Topic

algal bloom (53) asian carp (48) canada (83) chicago (63) climate change (304) COVID-19 (53) detroit (81) drinking water (359) economy (422) enbridge (82) Energy (131) environment (550) epa (189) fish (111) flint (52) forever chemicals (78) great lakes (544) illinois (136) indiana (104) Indigenous communities (71) infrastructure (275) invasive species (91) lake erie (150) lake huron (56) lake michigan (101) lake superior (62) lead (65) line 5 (109) michigan (523) minnesota (150) new york (84) ohio (190) ontario (135) pennsylvania (78) PFAS (143) policy (62) politics (49) pollution (286) research (126) science (76) trump (65) water (264) water quality (102) wisconsin (189) YouTube (114)

Support Provided By:

Richard C. Devereaux Foundation for Energy & Environmental Programs

Polk Family Fund

© 2026 Great Lakes Now | Detroit PBS | 48325 Alpha Drive Suite #150, Wixom, MI 48393 Powered by Newspack
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube