Two Presentations: 1) Climate Resilience and Tribal Adaptation: How the Mashkiiziibii are Protecting the Seventh Generation through Nibi 2) Manoomin (Wild Rice) Habitat and Phenology
Stream: Hot Topics (will also be available via Zoom)
2:45 PM - 3:45 PMFri
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UW-Madison Center for Limnology Trout Lake Station
Presentation #1: Climate Resilience and Tribal Adaptation: How the Mashkiiziibii are Protecting the Seventh Generation through Nibi
(Topic: DEI)
The Mashkiiziibii (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) believe that Nibi (water) is lifeblood, whose quality determines the quality of life for all tribal members and the earth. Downscaled climate projections shared between the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) have found that a 3.4°F to 5.5°F increase in temperature could have significant impacts on the reservation. To help fulfill the tribe’s moral obligations to protect cultural resources for the Seventh Generation, the Mashkiiziibii Natural Resources Department (MNRD) enacts a range of climate resilience, adaptation and sustainability strategies that effectively protect and restore its uplands, inland riverine areas, and coastal wetlands and estuaries. These strategies are presented transparently so others may understand and advocate for rehabilitating tribal natural resources, protecting treaty rights and local identity, and supporting harmonious and interconnected relationships with the natural world.
Presenter: Jacob Slattery
Presentation #2: Manoomin (Wild Rice) Habitat and Phenology
(Topic: CC; DEI)
Manoomin (wild rice) is important in our lake ecosystems, and is culturally important to the Ojibwe tribes and others in the Upper Midwest. Unfortunately, many rice populations, especially in the Northern Highlands region of northern Wisconsin have declined over the last five years. To better understand rice vulnerability, we are studying the ecology of wild rice with special emphasis on early season dynamics like seed germination, rice growth and development through the season, underwater placement relative to native and non-native plant neighbors, all in the context of water quality, winter ice and snowpack. Our preliminary results suggest that wild rice struggles to compete with perennial vegetation, may be most vulnerable at the floating stage, is subject to extreme herbivory by waterfowl and that population recovery may be hampered by a diminished seedbank.
Presenters: Susan Knight & Gretchen Gerrish