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Category: History and Culture

Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region

Upper Peninsula tribe closer to compensation for land seized by the U.S. government

by Michigan Public December 29, 2023
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Lead, Featured, Flint, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Interview, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Great Lakes Now sits down with director of Flint water crisis film “Lead and Copper”

by Great Lakes Now December 22, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: How to craft a memorandum of understanding with trout

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now December 22, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Four Michigan tribes receive funding to support recycling initiatives

by Interlochen Public Radio December 11, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Documentary explores climate resilience in northern Michigan

by Interlochen Public Radio December 1, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

The Four Sisters: Bangs, Lugalette, Bannock and Frybread

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now November 21, 2023
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Points North: The plant musician

by Interlochen Public Radio November 10, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inHistory and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Waves of Change

Waves of Change: Meet herbalist and forager Monica Cady

by Great Lakes Now October 30, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Quebec, Region, Shipping and Ports, St. Lawrence River, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes imports and exports halted by strike

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 26, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Grand Portage Water Warriors

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now October 20, 2023November 8, 2025

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    Latest data highlights significant decline in state's egg production after several major avian flu outbreaks hit farms last fall, this spring.
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    A centuries-old tool for safety is reducing wildfire risk, while helping to protect pristine inland lakes.

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