Contacting the Office:
Julie Morin, Acting Native American Specialist
e-mail: Julie_Morin@fws.gov
BHW Federal Building
One Federal Drive
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
Phone: 612-713-5108
Fax: 612-713-5280
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Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
invites Service to Board of Commissioners Meeting
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service accepted an invitation
to address the Board of Commissioners (BOD) of the Great Lakes Indian Fish
and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) at a meeting held Jan. 22, 2002. The meeting
was hosted by the St. Croix tribe of Wisconsin in the Don Saros Room at
their Turtle Lake facility. Attendance included representatives from 10
of the 11 member GLIFWC tribes and four Service employees led by Deputy
Regional Director Marvin Moriarty. Following a pipe ceremony and several
items of old business, the Service was first on the Agenda. Issues raised
by the tribes included: need for tribal consultation regarding the new
Tribal set aside of $5 million dollars as part of the 2002 Wildlife grant
program; funding discussion to enable the Service to perform activities
that have been covered by reimbursement; a request that grant resource
projects include needs that exist in treaty ceded territory and that proposals
submitted by tribes in behalf of intertribal organizations representing
Federally recognized tribes or by intertribal organizations in behalf of
Federally recognized tribes be considered for funding; a request to obtain
CITES tags for animals taken lawfully within tribal regulations; Service
assistance in the issue related to the harvest of submerged timber and
subsequent release of sediment related contaminants; Service assistance
related to potential impact on rice beds of mine drainage and chance of
train derailment when transporting mining materials and Service assistance
to increase the visibility of the Casting Light on the Waters program related
to the 1837 and 1842 treaty ceded areas. The Service has sent a letter
to the BOC thanking them for the opportunity to address them and summarizing
the main issues addressed at the meeting. An action plan has been established
to address each issue with responsible parties and due dates.
Offices Involved: R3-External Affairs
R3-Fisheries R3-Law Enforcement RO R3-Ecological Services R3-Regional Director's
Office Resource
Outputs: Great Lakes Indian Fish
and Wildlife Commission has been an active resource partner with the Service.
This is the first opportunity the Service has had to address their Board
of Commissioners in the past three years. The resource items identified
will have a major bearing on the future relationship and cooperation between
the treaty tribes in northern WI,MN and MI and the Service. As each of
the items are addressed they will be reported in future accomplishment
reports.
Partners: Fond du Lac MN, Lac Vieux
Desert MI, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Mille Lacs
MN, Bad River WI, Lac Courte Oreilles WI Lac du Flambeau, WI Red Cliff
WI Sokaogon Chippewa WI St. Croix WI Bay Mills MI (Did not attend) Keweenaw
Bay MI
Ashland Fisheries Office Presents Award To
Tribal Cooperator
Frank Stone presented Elizabeth Greiff (St. Croix
Tribe) with a $200 gift certificate for the contributions she has made
on behalf of the Midwest Tribal Aquaculture Network (MTAN). The MTAN is
a quarterly publication (by the Ashland FRO) that attempts to inform Tribal
hatchery employees of various fish culture programs, techniques and manufactures
of aquaculture related products. For the past nine years, Ms. Greiff has
served as the editor of the MTAN and has made significant contributions
of her time and energy. Her devotion to continuing the sharing of information
through the MTAN, for the benefit of Tribal hatchery programs, is sincerely
appreciated. The Ashland FRO is dedicated to continuing fish hatchery technical
assistance to Tribal resource programs. It's especially gratifying to know
we have Tribal cooperators like Ms. Greiff who are also willing to assist
us with this effort.
Resource Outputs: Ms. Greiff has
served as the editor of the MTAN and has made significant contributions
of her time and energy. Her devotion to continuing the sharing of information
through the MTAN, for the benefit of Tribal hatchery programs, is sincerely
appreciated.
