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Tribal Trust Responsiblities

Conserving United States fish and other aquatic resources cannot be successful without the partnership of tribes. They manage or influence some of the most important aquatic habitats both on and off reservations. In addition, the federal government and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have distinct and unique obligations toward tribes based on trust responsibility, treaty provisions and statutory mandates.

Jordan River directly assists tribes in the midwest by providing high quality fingerling and yearling lake trout for treaty waters in lakes Huron and Michigan. The hatchery also provides catchable brook trout to support tribal youth and elder fishing programs for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.