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

by Circle of Blue August 30, 2023November 8, 2025
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Survival of wild rice threatened by climate change, increased rainfall in northern Minnesota

by Sahan Journal August 22, 2023November 8, 2025
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Nibi Chronicles: A beaver named Annabelle, her kin, and us

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now August 17, 2023November 8, 2025
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Michigan tribes fight long odds to restore wild rice, their history

by Bridge Michigan August 1, 2023November 8, 2025
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Nibi Chronicles: A portal to the Burt Lake Band’s violent expulsion

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2023November 8, 2025
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Michigan removes derogatory Native slur from Oxford Township boat launch

by Bridge Michigan July 7, 2023
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Judge orders segment of Enbridge’s Line 5 shut down and moved off of Native American land

by Michigan Public June 22, 2023
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Nibi Chronicles: We are still here, and so is great grandma’s lilac

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now June 15, 2023
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With lawsuits stalled in Michigan, Nessel seeks Line 5 shutdown in Wisconsin

by Bridge Michigan May 22, 2023
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Nibi Chronicles: Restoring what was lost in translation, one place name at a time

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