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Azhigwa Zhiiwaagamiziganike or She Makes Maple Sugar Right Now

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Azhigwa Zhiiwaagamiziganike or She Makes Maple Sugar Right Now

“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.

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Six tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit

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Six tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

In a rare move, six tribal nations in Michigan have withdrawn from discussions on a federal permit for the Line 5 tunnel, which the Canadian company Enbridge wants to build under the Straits of Mackinac.

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Seven tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit

6 min read

Seven tribes withdraw from federal talks over Line 5 tunnel permit

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.

In a rare move, seven tribal nations in Michigan have withdrawn from discussions on a federal permit for the Line 5 tunnel, which the Canadian company Enbridge wants to build under the Straits of Mackinac.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.