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Droughts brought on by climate change and irrigation for agriculture have threatened the reservation’s rivers and lakes. Manure runoff from factory farms could poison the water that’s left.
Across the roughly 1,300 square miles of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota, tribal members harvest wild rice in waters that have sustained them for generations. They’ve been working for decades to restore sturgeon, a culturally important fish, and they harvest minnows and leeches to supply bait for anglers across the country.
As tribes establish their own standards and permitting programs, some experts believe they could play a critical role in fighting pollution and ensuring that the resources they depend on for subsistence and cultural values are preserved.
Chehalis Tribal Chairman Dustin Klatush wrote a letter addressed to Lewis County commissioners Thursday reiterating the tribe’s skepticism of a potential dam on the Chehalis River, but adding the tribe
Chehalis Tribal Chairman Dustin Klatush wrote a letter addressed to Lewis County commissioners Thursday reiterating the tribe’s skepticism of a potential dam on the Chehalis River, but adding …