Sault Tribe Seven Generations

10/23/2026

Meet our Reporting & Permitting Specialist, Leane!

10/21/2026

While EHD has not been a concern for the UP, hunters in the Lower Peninsula that encounter dead deer are encouraged to submit a diseased wildlife report through the DNR’s Eyes in the Field.

The state DNR says cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease are surging in deer in 12 counties. The disease cannot be caught by humans, but it can kill a lot of deer.

10/20/2026

Earlier this year, the Michigan Supreme Court voided the Line 5 tunnel permit issued by the Michigan Public Service Commission. Now on Friday, the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority will meet in St. Ignace.

We stand with Oil & Water Don't Mix in calling for the MSCA to shut down his aging pipeline that threatens our way of life in the Great Lakes.

Keep Oil Out of the Great Lakes

10/19/2026

Please join us on Oct. 20 at this meeting with the U.S. Forest Service about the future of the Grand Island National Recreation Area.
The meeting will take place from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Alger Parks and Recreation Department. There will also be a second meeting on Oct. 21 open to the public. Tribal members are welcome to attend both!
More information at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/hiawatha/newsroom/releases/hiawatha-national-forest-seeks-public-input-grand-island-planning

Sault Tribe citizens are invited to attend the Grand Island National Recreation Area Tribal Engagement Meeting on Oct. 20 in Munising. This is your chance to visit and engage with U.S. Forest Service Staff and participate in the development of a Visitor Use Management Plan for the recreation area.

The meeting will take place from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Alger Parks and Recreation Department. There will also be an additional meeting on Oct. 21 open to the public. Tribal members are welcome to attend both!

More information ➡️ https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/hiawatha/newsroom/releases/hiawatha-national-forest-seeks-public-input-grand-island-planning

10/16/2026

Local and state agencies have notified residents of the Andary Avenue subdivision in Sault Ste. Marie that elevated lead levels were detected in drinking water at certain properties.

Elevated lead levels in drinking water pose a serious health concern. If you or someone you know lives in this neighborhood, please review the city's notice and take appropriate precautions.

The City Water Department and EGLE have begun distributing water filters to affected properties as a precaution. If you live at one of the affected properties and have yet to receive a water filter, please use caution and drink from bottled water.

Residents with questions about blood lead levels are encouraged to contact their primary care physician or the Chippewa County Health Department at (906) 635-3577.

For more information on lead in drinking water, please visit: www.michigan.gov/mileadsafe

10/15/2026

White-nose syndrome continues to impact bat populations across North America, making monitoring and conservation efforts more important than ever. Bats play a vital role in healthy ecosystems. They help control insect populations, support balanced food webs, and contribute to the health of the natural systems that communities and wildlife depend on.

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is working with six other federally recognized Tribes through the Michigan Tribal Bat Collaborative (MTBC) to strengthen Tribal capacity to monitor, protect, and respond to threats facing bats.

Through training, acoustic monitoring, safety preparedness, and collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, we are working toward a coordinated, Tribal-led approach to bat conservation across the 1836 Treaty Ceded Territory. Together, we’re building knowledge, strengthening partnerships, and working to protect Michigan’s bats.

10/12/2026

On March 28, 1836, Ottawa and Chippewa leaders signed the Treaty of Washington, ceding 13,837,207 acres, more than a third of present-day Michigan. Less than a year later, Michigan became a state.

But our ancestors made sure some things were not given up. Article 13 of the treaty reserved the right to hunt and to keep “the other usual privileges of occupancy.” In 1979, a federal court affirmed that this includes the right to fish the Great Lakes, because those waters were never “required for settlement.”

Those leaders were thinking of the generations to come. They were thinking of us.

Today, the Sault Tribe Natural Resources Division honors that promise every day: raising and stocking walleye and whitefish, monitoring our waters, and managing wildlife across the ceded territory, so the seventh generation will inherit what was protected for us.

10/08/2026

Members of the Sault Tribe joined the Fire Training Exchange (TREX), hosted by fire practitioners and experts nationwide.

Indigenous Peoples, including the Anishinaabek, have held a deep relationship with ishkode (fire) for millennia that predates European settlement and have successfully used it as a traditional stewardship practice to care for the land.

The Sault Tribe is proud to participate in programs like TREX to learn and apply Western science techniques while blending Anishinaabe knowledge and practices to increase ecosystem resilience.

Contact Ryan Klimstra ([email protected]) to learn more.

Credit for all photos in this post goes to Lomeranger.

10/07/2026

**UPDATE** Due to extreme demand and limited supply we have reached a maximum number of applicants for the rain barrel workshop happening on October 16th at 5:00 pm. Anyone who is interested in the next available workshop can still reach out to Nick Gordon (contact info below) so that you can be first to know about the next available opportunity. Thank you!
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Sault Tribe members can receive a FREE rain barrel this year. All you have to do is sign up to attend a 30-minute workshop at the time of pickup.

Help us with our stewardship to conserve water and protect water quality by making plans to get your free rain barrel today.

Questions? Please reach out to Nick Gordon on the Sault Tribe Environmental Program team at [email protected] or by calling 906-632-5575 ext. 73057.

10/05/2026

We're celebrating a successful season of non-local being removal. Three Shores CISMA, Sault Tribe, and US Fish & Wildlife Service have been collaborating to manage non-local European Frogbit on Harbor Island going back to 2022. We're proud to report that our efforts appear to be having some success!