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Northern Minnesota tribe buys back 28,000 acres of forest lands to help restore reservation

July 21, 2024June 15, 2022 by Greg Seitz

The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, with reservations at Lake Vermilion, Nett Lake, and Deer Creek, purchased former timber company lands from national nonprofit The Conservation Fund.

Tribal group supports legislation to prevent mining near Boundary Waters

April 23, 2020February 24, 2020 by Greg Seitz

Coalition of Ojibwe bands calls on Congress to pass legislation blocking copper-nickel mines in the wilderness watershed.

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Supporting the Protection of the Minnesota-Ontario border region and Superior National Forest including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Quetico Provincial Park, Voyageurs National Park, La Verendrye Provincial Park, Isle Royale National Park, and Lake Superior. More About Us >