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Douglas Thompson

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Top, left to right: Joe Plumer, Attorney for the White Earth Band of Ojibwe; Archie LaRose, Board Chairman, 1855 Treaty Authority (he is Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) ?Bottom L-R: Frank Bibeau, Executive Director, 1855 Treaty Authority; Dale Greene, Board Member, 1855 Treaty Authority
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Treaty Rights Battle Links Hunting and Oil Pipelines in Minnesota

By Douglas Thompson
Elk used to roam the traditional territory of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in what is today Minnesota in herds like this one in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Minnesota Funds Elk Restoration Study for Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

By Douglas Thompson
Two members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe are fighting for their treaty-guaranteed subsistence-hunting rights after being charged with trespassing in northern Minnesota.
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Leech Lake Ojibwe Members Fight for Treaty Rights After Arrest for Harvesting Deer

By Douglas Thompson
Milton Sovo, Comanche Nation Secretary of Agriculture, on Comanche grazing lands. New access to carbon credits through federal grants will enhance the bottom line as well as preserve culture and help combat climate change.
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Carbon Credits Help Tribes Preserve Culture, Climate and Bottom Line

By Douglas Thompson
Elk gambol in the eight-acre acclimation pen they were held in just before being released onto the Ho-Chunk Nation.
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Homecoming: Elk Step Onto Ho-Chunk Lands for First Time in 100 Years

By Douglas Thompson
Seth Moore, tribal director of biology and environment for the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, attaches radio collar to a cow moose on the Grand Portage Reservation as part of an investigation into unprecedented moose deaths in Minnesota.
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Minnesota Governor Halts Study of Moose Deaths Because Moose Are Dying

By Douglas Thompson
Some of the elk being held in an acclimation pen, waiting to be declared disease-free before being released into the wild in Wisconsin.
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Elk Returning to Ho-Chunk Lands a Century After Being Driven Out

By Douglas Thompson
A wild rice stand on the Island River in Lake County, Minnesota on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area, an area where mineral exploration is in play.
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Minnesota Tweaks Sulfate Limits for Wild Rice Waters

By Douglas Thompson
The Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa is researching the possibility of restoring elk to its lands in what is today Minnesota.
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Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Explores Elk Restoration

By Douglas Thompson
Look out for a Grumpy Moose in Alaska!
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Minnesota Tribes Collaborate to Save State’s Disappearing Moose Population

By Douglas Thompson