In 2019, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (consisting of 6 Minnesota Chippewa Bands) stated its support for legislation introduced in the U.S. During the 2019 visit, we learned about how Basswood Lake, located in the Boundary Waters and Quetico Park and along the international border, is an ancestral homeland of the Lac La Croix First Nation Community and a sacred place for Anishinaabe. In 20, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters staff and board members paddled to the Lac La Croix Village as guests during the community’s annual PowWow. Forest Service Chief in December 2016 to recommend a 20-year mining ban was in part a response to the request of the three Bands and the First Nation Community. federal government ban sulfide-ore copper mining on federal public lands on the U.S. In 2016, three Chippewa Bands (Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, and White Earth) and one Canadian First Nation Community (Lac La Croix) requested that the U.S. On the east side of the Boundary Waters lies Grand Portage Indian Reservation which contains Grand Portage National Monument, and to the west of the Wilderness are the three sections of the Bois Forte Reservation. Hunting, fishing, and gathering activities of two northern Bands are coordinated by the tribal government-run 1854 Treaty Authority - read more about the Treaty Authority here. Much of Minnesota’s “Arrowhead” region, including the Boundary Waters, is within the 1854 Ceded Territory, where Anishinaabe people (also known as Ojibwe or Chippewa) retain hunting, fishing, and gathering rights. Indigenous people have lived in the Boundary Waters region for countless generations. This is also an opportunity to share a bit about tribal nations in northeastern Minnesota where our organization is based, and how tribes have interacted with the Boundary Waters sulfide-ore copper mining issue. Save the Boundary Waters strives to keep diversity, equity, and inclusion at the forefront of our work and when our DEI team came across this map, we wanted to share it with you (with the artist's permission)! Link to PDF of map here. Please be patient as this map loads - it is large and very detailed. We invite you to zoom in, scroll around, and explore this map of tribal nations and indigenous names in what is also known today as North America. He has heavily researched indigenous history and lands to create many beautiful maps featuring native people and tribes. It weighs 5 oz with the batteries.Check out this detailed map created by Aaron Carapella who is a cartographer of Cherokee and European ancestry. It has a color screen, it’s expandable and it uses AA batteries to get 20 hours of battery life. If you don’t have a GPS unit and are itch’n to buy one, consider the Garmin eTrex 20 Worldwide Handheld GPS Navigator. This is a great resource for canoeists who use GPS units in the BWCA, but it’s not a substitute for good compass and navigation skills. Essentially, select the map, highlight the area and push a button.
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