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Great Lakes tribes gather to seek a role in water-diversion decisions

Also Tribes Gather to Protect Lakes 2004

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TypeEvent
Date2004-11
Withinplace/michigan
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2004-11
Kind
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Eras
Modern era
Concepts
conservationgovernanceheritagecommunitymaritime
Within
place/michigan

Summary

The Beacon reports that more than 75 Native Tribes gathered in Sault Ste. Marie to develop a unified voice on Great Lakes water distribution and to press for tribal participation in decisions governed by the Great Lakes Charter Annex.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper account of the gathering and positions described there; it is not a treaty, regulatory decision, or complete record of participating nations.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "Tribes Gather to Protect Lakes."
    Reports more than 75 Native Tribes from the United States and Canada seeking a unified voice in Great Lakes water-distribution discussions, including the role of the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the tribal water-protection report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes tribes gather to seek a role in water-diversion decisions”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tribes-great-lakes-water-protection-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "Tribes Gather to Protect Lakes." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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