The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has approved a wolf hunting season here in Michigan, just one day after Governor Snyder signed legislation authorizing the Commission to determine whether to allow such hunting. In recent years, Anishnaabe tribes (Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa) in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota have opposed state-sanctioned wolf-hunting. Wolves are important in the religious teachings of Anishnaabe people, and it is often said that the Ma’iingun (wolf) and the Anishnaabe are brothers whose fates are linked. Senator Casperson of Escanaba, the primary sponsor of the legislation, dismissed tribal religious concerns during the process...Get the Story:
Bryan Newland: Tribes and the Michigan Wolf Hunt (Turtle Talk 5/10)
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