Chippewa
LS/1854 Authority
Tribal Partnership Projects
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Office:
Julie Morin,
Acting Native American Specialist
e-mail: Julie_Morin@fws.gov
BHW Federal
Building
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Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Phone: 612-713-5108
Fax: 612-713-5280
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Red Lake Tribe Celebrates Youth
Fishing Day at Minnesota Valley Refuge
Members of the Red Lake tribe joined
Service personnel to celebrate National Fishing and Boating
Week by sponsoring Youth Fishing Day June 8, 2002, at the
Minnesota National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Minn. Ten
other sponsors participated in the all day event which
provided a four-hour morning session for inner city youth and
an afternoon session open to the public. Fish learning
stations (Pathway to Fishing), minnow races, casting
competitions and plenty of pond fishing kept youth interested
and engaged. Loaner rods and bait were provided to
participants and 50 volunteers kept the hooks baited and the
lines untangled. Red Lake, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the
1854 Authority participated as experts at the learning
stations and prepared a walleye lunch for the inner city
youth and volunteers. An estimated 250 individuals
participated in the event and over half were youth. This is
the 12th consecutive year for the event.
Offices Involved: R3-Minnesota
Valley NWR R3-External Affairs
Partners: Red Lake Nation,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1854 Authority, General Mills,
Gander Mountain, Doubletree Hotel, Holiday Inn, Optimist
International (Richfield Club), Cypress and Sinclair Station
(Lakeville, MN)
Notes: This partnership
outreach has occurred for each of the past twelve years. An
average of 150 inner city youth have been provided the
opportunity to participate in the interactive recreational
fishing event. The number of partners and sponsors have grown
from three to over ten and the number of participants each
year has doubled over the twelve year period. Events such as
this have demonstrated the benefits of partners working
cooperatively and the importance of outreach to the inner
city youth and their communities. Tribal partnership is a
high priority for the Service and this event which features 4
tribal organizational entities supports partnership
interaction and contributes to the Service GPRA goal.
Region
3, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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BHW Federal Building
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
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