Tribes are working on many fronts to push Minnesota to do a better job of protecting the environment.
Efforts to restore wild rice in the St. Louis River face challenges
Efforts to restore wild rice in the St. Louis River estuary face potential challenges from carp, Canada geese, and sulfate pollution from upstream taconite mines.
Tribes work harder, gain more influence, on environmental decisions
Over the past few decades, Ojibwe bands have been increasing their ability to work on a broad range of natural resources-related issues.