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Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

Multiple incidents on Enbridge Line 5 Reroute cause for environmental concerns in the Ceded Territory

Multiple incidents on Enbridge Line 5 Reroute cause for environmental concerns in the Ceded Territory

GLIFWC calls upon State and Federal regulators to implement fines and rescind permit.

Full release attached

 

*Documented Enbridge Incidents, GLIFWC map

*Enbridge Reroute, GLIFWC 2026

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GLIFWC objects to the recent culling of Ma’iinganag (Wolves) in Price County

GLIFWC calls on State of Wisconsin and USDA to include GLIFWC and Tribes in Ceded Territory Management.

In mid-September 2026, GLIFWC and its member Tribes were notified by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that action had been taken to euthanize an entire pack of nine wolves consisting of four pups, three yearlings, and two adults in Price County, located between the Lac du Flambeau, Lac Courte Oreilles, and Bad River reservations within the 1837/1842 Ceded Territories.

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Commission Order: Wisconsin 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territory Alternative Monitoring of Muskellunge

 

 GREAT LAKES INDIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION ORDER 

Order No. 2026-04 

Wisconsin 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territory Alternative Monitoring of Muskellunge 

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Commission Order: Wisconsin 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territory Alternative Monitoring Eligibility by Remaining Quota

 

 GREAT LAKES INDIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION ORDER 

Order No. 2026-03 

Wisconsin 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territory Alternative Monitoring Eligibility by Remaining Quota 

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Commission Order: Wisconsin 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territory Large Mouth and Small Mouth Bass Bag Limits Amendments

 

 GREAT LAKES INDIAN FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION ORDER 

Order No. 2026-02 

Wisconsin 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territory Large Mouth and Small Mouth Bass Bag Limits Amendments 

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Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

Long-time Minnesota Environmental Leader and Treaty Rights Advocate Changes Worlds

GLIFWC sends condolences to family and friends of Ningokwad Binesi- Reginald Defoe Sr. 

Reginald “Reggie” Defoe of Cloquet, MN started his journey on Wednesday, February 4th, 2026. Reginald was a long-standing member of the Fond du Lac Resource Management team, an active member of the GLIFWC Voigt Intertribal Task Force, Board of Commissioners, and a proud Fond du Lac tribal member. He began as a Natural Resources Technician in 1993 and…

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Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission

GLIFWC Sends Condolences to Family and Friends of George Meyer

Rise of the Walleye Warrior

GLIFWC Sends Condolences to Family and Friends of George Meyer

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Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission Statement on Line 5 Reroute Hearings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
CONTACT: Esteban Chiriboga – GLIFWC Environmental Specialist (715-209-8268)
 
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission Statement on Line 5 Reroute Hearings
 

GLIFWC supports the Bad River Band’s position that the pipeline construction is a significant threat to its Reservation and its Reservation's water quality standards.

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Mille Lacs Lake July 25, 2025

-For Immediate Release- 

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Tribute to Mike Tribble

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                 March 22, 2025

A GLIFWC tribute to Mike Tribble, Animikii Bines…

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