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Advancing Climate Adaptation Initiatives for Indigenous Tribes within the
Great Lakes Region
Lac du Flambeau Tribe
of Lake Superior Chippewa
Bad River Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa
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Motivation of Our Work
• Assist the Great Lakes Tribal Nations in the protection of the environment and their traditional ways of life in light of a changing climate
• Tribal Fisheries
• Clan Animals
• Medicinal Plants
• Natural materials for crafts
• Ancient burial grounds and other sacred sites
• Role of Tribal Women as educatorsand caretakers of water
Source: Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
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Self-Governance and Trust lands
Land for which the federal government holds legal title but the beneficial interest remains
with the Tribe.
Trust lands are the only lands over which the Tribes can impose policy.
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Fishing and the 2020 Consent Decree
After Wilcox (2002, Where Land Meets Water: Understanding Wetlands of the Great Lakes)
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Extreme Rainfall and Flooding• Bad River Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa (WI)
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
• Lac du Flambeau Band Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa (WI)
Source: wpr.org Source: Native News Online