Communities United by Water

05/29/2026

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is celebrating the return of 3,400 acres of ancestral homeland in what tribal leaders are calling a historic moment for their community.

The land, known to many as the Cloquet Forestry Center in Minnesota, is being returned after generations apart and marks a major milestone in the tribe’s ongoing efforts to restore stewardship, cultural connection, and long-term care for their traditional territory.

In an official statement, the Fond du Lac Band described the moment as one filled with “joy, pride, and relief,” adding that the land would be welcomed home “with the same care and love we would offer to a family member returning home.”

Tribal leaders, community members, and supporters across Minnesota helped push the effort forward through years of planning, advocacy, and legislative work.

The return also represents another growing example of Indigenous-led land stewardship and the broader Land Back movement taking place across North America.

For many Native communities, land restoration is deeply connected to healing, cultural survival, environmental stewardship, and future generations.

What does “land back” mean to you and your community?



Sources:
• Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
• University of Minnesota — Cloquet Forestry Center
• Minnesota Legislature

05/14/2026

05/14/2026

Five years ago, water protectors gathered in Mackinaw City for the May 12th eviction date set by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Whitmer had declared that Line 5 must be shut down due to the risk of a leak in the Straits of Mackinac. Water protectors came from across the Great Lakes region, many of them actively engaged in the fight against Line 3(93) in Minnesota, where construction was just getting underway in the spring of 2021. With Enbridge’s Lakehead system intending to keep its noose around Lake Michigan, people came from Minnesota and beyond to stand in solidarity with the Line 5 struggle. Today, Line 5 still runs, and history appears to be repeating itself as a new Line 5 reroute begins construction through the Bad River watershed in Northern Wisconsin.

05/12/2026

We love our neighbors to the north, but Enbridge is trying to build public support for the tunnel by convincing Michiganders that we’re dependent on Line 5 — but is it true?

Let’s do the math.

05/11/2026

In addition to ongoing legal challenges, erosion control permits are among the last hurdles in Wisconsin Enbridge needs to clear for Line 5

05/10/2026

Estimates of the Economic Damages of an Oil Spill in the Straits of Mackinac - https://ippsr.msu.edu/research/oil-spill-economics-estimates-economic-damages-oil-spill-straits-mackinac-michigan

05/10/2026

Washburn, WI — Copper Falls State Park sits on some of Wisconsin’s most ancient bedrock. Enbridge wants to blast through it — and admits it isn’t sure exactly where to. The Line 5 reroute is blasting into the unknown through the Penokee-Gogebic Range, one of six iron ranges in the Lake Super...

05/01/2026

Indigenous leaders and water protectors rallied on April 21 at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district headquarters in St. Paul to call for an immediate stay on Enbridge Line 5 construction in northern Wisconsin.

04/23/2026

| Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down aging Line 5 pipeline. Here's what a local Tribal leader said in response ⬇️

01/08/2026

A vigil for Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE earlier today, was organized for 5 p.m. at 34th and Portland Ave. Our reporter estimated up to 10,000 people are at the vigil. Unicorn Riot is on site there but cell phone network constraints have prevented media uploads.