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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsStaci Lola DrouillardWisconsinNibi Chronicles: Restoring what was lost in translation, one place name at a time
-There are a few early maps that tell us what these places were called prior to colonization, but many of the oldest names once known by Indigenous people have been lost or buried.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRefreshAnishinaabe tribes work to save a fish significant to their culture and an important source of protein
-Native American tribes are working with researchers to determine why whitefish, an important source of protein, is declining.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA wants Native American tribes to implement water quality standards equivalent to the Clean Water Act’s requirements
-The U.S. EPA proposes federal baseline water quality standards for lakes and streams on reservations.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardWisconsinNibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon
-A modest sugar bush on Lake Superior’s North Shore offers more than a sweet treat.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools
-The Anderson Collection’s oldest pieces are from the Clovis period of human history—delicately shaped points made of jasper or Hudson Bay lowland chert.
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AuthorsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDuluthFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: Standing strong with mushers on the North Shore of Lake Superior
-The tradition of moving things via dog sled is deeply entrenched in the culture of the North Shore.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchStaci Lola DrouillardNibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”
-The Ojibwe word for the paper birch is wiigwaasi-mitig — or Nimishoomis wiigwaas — Grandfather Birch.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationCommercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsMichigan tribes, state reach tentative deal on Great Lakes fishing access
-Under the deal, tribal fishers could use gillnets in more places to cope with declining whitefish populations.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismStaci Lola DrouillardTribal Governments and First NationsNibi Chronicles: Beach at Nishkwakwansing returned to tribal trust
-In indigenous tradition, “land isn’t just land,” and a modern controversy highlights that in northern Minnesota.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchTribal Governments and First NationsThe Catch: Meet the author behind “Nibi Chronicles”
-“There’s a lot to be learned from Ojibwe history and culture.”
