GLIFWC submits testimony on the mining legislation currently being considered by the Joint Finance Committee. Threats to treaty guaranteed resources remain a concern.

Assembly Bill 426 & LRB-3520/1

 

Concern over Wis. wolf hunt legislation
In response to the Wisconsin State Assembly's proposal to establish a wolf hunting and trapping season, GLIFWC Executive Administrator James Zorn made clear that Ojibwe tribes in the Wisconsin ceded territory oppose the public harvest of the animal known as ma'iingan. Wolves are a significant species in traditional Ojibwe teachings, considered educators and brothers to the Anishinaabe people. See Zorn's written testimony on Assembly Bill 502.

 

Following are comments submitted by the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission opposing AB426. AB 426 proposes changes to current environmental regulatory standards that would apply to Gogeic Taconite’s proposed iron mine in the Penokee Range. The Bill passed the Wisconsin Assembly in January and has moved to the Senate.

GLIFWC testimony on AB426

 

Below find written testimony submitted by the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission opposing Wisconsin Special Session Joint Assembly/Senate Bill 24. This Bill would change the way permits in navigable waters are issued, with potential impacts on wild rice as well as other treaty resources.

GLIFWC testimony on Wisconsin Special Session Joint Assembly/Senate Bill 24

 

Below are comments from the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission opposing the Wetland Regulatory Reform Bill, AB 463/SB 368. Among several issues, the Bill proposes changing regulations governing discharges into wetlands with a potential impact on wild rice and other treaty resources.

GLIFWC testimony on Wetland Regulatory Reform Bill AB463/SB368

 

Iron Mining In the Lake Superior Basin

 

Commission Orders effecting changes in some WI treaty harvest regulations.
Commission Orders, effective as of November 16, 2011, made changes to regulations for several treaty seasons (see below). These changes are effective but have not yet been incorporated into the Model Code that defines treaty harvest regulations in Wisconsin (See Model Code).

     Deer Hunting Regulation changes

     Bear Hunting Regulation changes

     Wild Turkey Hunting Regulation changes

     Trapping Regulation changes

     Uncased Firearms changes

     Uncased Firearms Questions & Answers

 

WDNR/GLIFWC announce updates to Voigt decision

MN & WI & MI Migratory Bird Hunting 2011

MN & WI National Forest Gathering

MN & WI Trapping

Apostle Island Hunting, Trapping & Gathering

WI Wild Rice

WI Open-Water Spearing

WI Open-Water Hook & Line

WI Winter Spearing & Fishing

WI Big & Small Game Hunting

WI Fall Turkey

MN Wild Rice

MN Open-Water Spearing & Netting

MN Open-Water Hook & Line

MN Winter Spearing & Fishing

MN Aquatic Exotic Species Control

MN Big & Small Game Hunting

MN Fall Turkey 2010

MI Wild Rice

Working with Tribes in the Midwest Region to Fulfill our Federal Trust Responsibilities watch the video

Subscription form & PDFs of past issues

Gichigami's whitefish & lake trout doing well

"Changing Climate...Changing Culture" exhibit

Climate change

Mining

Improving the distribution of elk in Wisconsin

GLIFWC survey crews & partners assess walleye hatch

Tiny mussels cause big problems

Ricing

Enforcement news

Effects of logging on understory plants

Mitigoog (Trees)

Snow snake game (kids page)

GLIFWC is an agency of eleven Ojibwe tribes in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, all signatories to treaties retaining off-reservation treaty rights.

GLIFWC is committed to the implementation of its members’ off-reservation treaty rights to fish, hunt and gather in the ceded territories.

GLIFWC is committed to the preservation and enhancement of the natural resources so harvest opportunities will be available for generations to come.

GLIFWC strives to infuse Ojibwe culture and values into all aspects of its work.

Ziigwang—When it is Spring (2012)

Biboon—When it is Winter (2011/2012)

Dagwaaging—When it is Fall (2011)

Ziigwang—When it is Spring (2011)

Biboon—When it is Winter (2010/2011)

Dagwaaging—When it is Fall (2010)

Niibing—When it is Summer (2010)

Primary Application

Special Enforcement Application

GLIFWC Positions Qualifications Table

Administrative Assistant (2/17/12)

Fisheries Data Entry Aide (2/27/12)

Monitoring Team - Spring 2012 (3/23/12)

1837 Minnesota Ceded Territory Monitoring Team (3/23/12)

Fisheries Aide - Spring 2012 (3/15/12)

 

Presentation papers from GLIFWC's 25th anniversary celebration.

Fulfilling Ojibwe Treaty Promises– An Overview and Compendium of Relevant Cases, Statutes and Agreements/McCammon-Soltis/Stark

 

The Spearfishing Civil Rights Case: Lac Du Flambeau Band v. Stop Treaty Abuse-Wisconsin/Pierson

 

Closing the Circle: Restoring the Seasonal Round to the Ceded Territories/Spangler

 

Twenty-five years of Treaty Rights and the Tribal Communities Minwaajimo Symposium July 28-31, 2009/Nesper

 

Just Keep on Walking/Metz