Native Land Digital Map
Find out whose indigenous lands you’re currently residing on or visiting around the Great Lakes region and beyond. Great Lakes Now is sharing this map provided by Native Land Digital, a nonprofit organization in Canada.
Click on the map to learn more about Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages.Find stories below that have been published on Great Lakes Now and center indigenous voices and issues related to drinking water and the Great Lakes region.
Nibi Chronicles: The nation-to-nation fight against extractivism
An Ojibwe elder traveled to Serbia to learn about the successful fight against a mining giant looking to set up a similar operation in Minnesota.
Tribes urge U.S. to weigh in on Line 5 case as appeal sits in court
Tribes across the Great Lakes are asking the federal government to weigh in on a case in the Bad River Band Reservation.
Native Farm Bill Coalition Leaders Critical of USDA Equity Commission Final Report
In a critical response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission Final Report, the Native Farm Bill Coalition co-chairs say the report doesn’t adequately address inequities in Indian Country.
Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Winter Games go on despite little snow on the ground
The Ojibwe Winter Games give Lac du Flambeau students a chance to learn about their culture while having some fun, but a growing concern is how climate change may impact the games.
Reimagined St. Ignace memorial to be a showcase of Native American history
The DNR is rebuilding the Father Marquette National Memorial in St. Ignace. The exhibits, art work and signage will focus on the area’s rich Native American culture and history.
‘It only makes sense’: Houses of worship adding solar arrays
Organizations across the country are focused on getting more houses of worship to install solar panels, including in Michigan.
Nibi Chronicles: Violence in Ma’iingan Country
There has been an uptick in human-wolf conflict in northern Minnesota.
Twenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025
Fish-leather purses and wallets may make their way into Great Lakes fashion with an initiative to use 100% of commercially caught fish by 2025.
Upper Peninsula tribe closer to compensation for land seized by the U.S. government
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community would get $34 million if legislation passed by the U.S. Senate is approved by the House and signed by President Joe Biden.
Nibi Chronicles: How to craft a memorandum of understanding with trout
In Ojibwe country, change is understood to be a constant condition or state of being. Sometimes change is difficult, and sometimes change is good. A very good effort to change happened on May 2, 2023.
Four Michigan tribes receive funding to support recycling initiatives
Tribes and organizations in the Great Lakes were awarded more than $11 million as part of a big federal investment in recycling.
The Four Sisters: Bangs, Lugalette, Bannock and Frybread
“I think next time I decide to make a batch, I’ll add a bit of manoomin — wild rice — flour along with a touch of maple sugar, to see how that fries up in a little bit of grease, and give thanks for all that we have.”
Find video segments below that have aired on Great Lakes Now and center indigenous voices and issues related to drinking water and the Great Lakes region.