The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC serves eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing, and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government.
GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation enforcement, legal and policy analysis, and public information services in support of the exercise of treaty rights during well-regulated, off-reservation seasons throughout the treaty-ceded territories.
Miigwech! 2024 Achievement Award Winner: Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
On February 25-27, the congressional House Appropriations Committee heard testimonies from over 90 tribal leaders and representatives about issues and policy priorities for Fiscal Year 2026.
Jason Schlender, Executive Administrator of the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), spoke on Day 3, detailing GLIFWC's role in the Ceded Territories, its importance to member tribes, and the benefits the Commission provides to all communities in the upper Great Lakes region.
Healing Circle Run/Walk
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Healing Circle Run/Walk
- 7/12 - Lac Courte Oreilles to Lac du Flambeau
- 7/13 - Lac du Flambeau to Sokaogon
- 7/14 - Sokaogon and Keweenaw Bay to Lac Vieux Desert
- 7/15 - Lac Vieux Desert to Bad River to Red Cliff
- 7/16 - Red Cliff to Fond du Lac
- 7/17 - Fond du Lac to St. Croix
- 7/18 - St. Croix to Lac Courte Oreilles