2012 Zaagkii Project: U.S. Forest Service, Native Americans guard pollinators, restore native plants
Channel: ZaagkiiTV
Date: 2012-05-29

Representatives of 5 tribal communities attended an April 2012 pollinator protection and native plants restoration workshop at the Hannahville Indian Community.

Native tree saplings were planted on the Hannahville Reservation by students at the Hannahville Indian School/Nah Tah Wahsh PSA.

Coordinated by the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute, the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project partners with Northern Michigan and Wisconsin tribes to restore native plants and protect pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Zaagkii Project sponsors:
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
United States Forest Service (USFS)
Marquette County Juvenile Court
U.P. Children's Museum
Northern Michigan University (NMU) Center for Native American Studies

Workshop included reps. from:
Hannahville Indian Community
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
NMU Center for Native American Studies
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Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute
http://CedarTreeInstitute.org
http://WingsAndSeeds.org

Rev. Jon Magnuson, director/founder
Cedar Tree Institute
906-228-5494
magnusonx2@charter.net

Tom Biron, Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
tom@reinhardtassociates.net
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Larry Stritch
National Botanist
USDA USFS
Washington, DC

1-202-205-1279
lstritch@fs.fed.us

USFS wildflowers
http://fs.fed.us/wildflowers
http://viesinnofwondersawards.com/winners/CSOTY2007.html

Jan Schultz
Botany, Non-native Invasive Species
Special Forest Products Program Leader
USDA USFS Eastern Region
Milwaukee, WI

414-297-1189
jschultz@fs.fed.us
http://fs.usda.gov/r9
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USFS Office of Tribal Relations
tribal_relations@fs.fed.us
http://fs.fed.us/spf/tribalrelations

Fred Clark
Director
fclark@fs.fed.us
202-205-1548

Larry Heady, USFS Eastern Region tribal relations
lheady@fs.fed.us
414-297-3777
414-305-4483
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Stephanie Blumer
USFS East Zone botanist
Hiawatha National Forest
906-643-7900
sblumer@fs.fed.us
http://fs.usda.gov/hiawatha

Nicole Shutt
USFS Biological Science Technician
Chequamegon--Nicolet National Forest
Florence, WI
715-276-6333
nshutt@fs.fed.us
http://fs.usda.gov/cnnf

Melissa Simpson
Ecologist 
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
mdsimpson@fs.fed.us
715-528-4464 ext. 139
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2012 Free Kids Fishing Day
http://fs.usda.gov/detail/cnnf/home/?cid=STELPRDB5368770
12-4 p.m.
June 2, 2012
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Lost Lake Campground
Contact Melissa Simpson
715-528-4464 ext. 139
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Pollinator Partnership
http://pollinator.org
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
http://pollinator.org/nappc/index.html

Pollinator Week 2012
June 18-24, 2012
http://pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2012.htm
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Bumblebee
http://fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/bumblebees.shtml

National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries and Genetic Resources (National Seed Storage Lab)
http://nsl.fs.fed.us
http://rngr.net

USFS Tech Transfer
http://fs.fed.us/ucf/techtransfer.html

Intertribal Nursery Council
http://rngr.net/resources/inc
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Presenters

Earl Meshigaud, Hannahville Potawatomi Indian Community Tribal Council Member, Culture Department Director

Dr. Scott Herron, (Odawa, Anishinaabe) Zaagkii Project Consulting Ethnobotanist
Ferris State University Biology Prof.
Biology Education Coordinator
Wild Rice/Ethnobiology Lab

Jan Schultz, USFS Botanist

Dr. Martin Reinhardt, Asst. Prof.
NMU Center for Native American Studies
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Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Baraga, MI
Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians
http://kbic-nsn.gov
906-353-6623

Warren "Chris" Swartz, Jr., KBIC Tribal Council President
906-353-6623
tcchris@kbic-nsn.gov

Susan LaFernier
susan@kbic-nsn.gov
906-353-6623

Todd Warner, KBIC Natural Resource Director
twarner@kbic-nsn.gov
906-524-5757

Evelyn Ravindran, KBIC NRD natural resources specialist
eravindran@kbic-nsn.gov
906-524-5757
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Hannahville Indian Community
"Keepers of the Fire"
Wilson, MI
http://hannahville.net
906-723-2270

Hannahville Indian School
Nah Tah Wahsh PSA
http://hannahvilleschool.net
http://potawatomilanguage.org
906-466-2952
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Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
http://saulttribe.com
jdburton@saulttribe.net
906-632-6398

Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
http://lvdtribal.com
906-358-4577

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
http://menominee-nsn.gov
855-463-6664
715-799-5100
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NMU Center for Native American Studies
Marquette, MI
http://nmu.edu/nativeamericanstudies
cnas@nmu.edu

Great Lakes Anishinaabe Ethnobotany
http://learningfromtheearth.org
Decolonizing Diet Project
http://decolonizingdietproject.blogspot.com

April Lindala, Director
906-227-1397
alindala@nmu.edu

Martin Reinhardt, Ph.D., Asst. Prof.
906-227-1397
mreinhar@nmu.edu

Kenneth Pitawanakwat, Anishinaabemowin Instructor
906-227-1397
kpitawan@nmu.edu
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Nathan Wright, Owner
Herbal Lodge
Sault Ste. Marie Band of Chippewa Indians
906-322-2675
http://herballodge.com

Laura Lynn Bermudez
Cherice Williams