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Earlier in the pandemic, health officials were worried Indigenous populations would be hesitant to get a COVID vaccine. Now, they’re among the most…

For the first time in the tribe’s history, the Bay Mills Indian Community will have a tribal council made up entirely of women. “For me, I really see that…

Michigan's Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal right to protect lands and waters.On any given day, Jacques LeBlanc Jr. spends as many as 14…

The nationwide shutdown was especially ill-timed for fishers in the Great Lakes.Many deal in lake whitefish, a species that dwells in cold waters. The…

This story was updated 8:00 p.m. August 19, 2020. Groups representing business, environmentalists, and Native Americans are calling on Governor Gretchen…

Indigenous governments and activists in the Great Lakes have been leaders in the movement to shut down the twin oil pipelines that run under the Mackinac…

Native Americans in Michigan have legal rights to fish and hunt established by centuries-old treaties between tribes and the federal government.These…

Another Native American tribe in the state has voted to legalize recreational marijuana, making them to second tribe in Michigan to do so.The Sault Ste.…

An Upper Peninsula Native American reservation has opted to legalize recreational marijuana.The Bay Mills reservation, which is about 20 miles west of…

A decline in lake whitefish is pushing some tribal commercial fishermen out of Lakes Michigan and Huron. They’re spending more time in Lake Superior, the…