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Welcome to the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission!

We are committed to protecting Ojibwe treaty rights to fish, hunt and gather in the ceded territories. We aim to preserve and enhance the natural resources so harvest opportunities will be available for generations to come.

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WE ARE GLIFWC

The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC. Formed in 1984, GLIFWC represents eleven Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan who reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854 Treaties with the United States government.

GLIFWC provides natural resource management expertise, conservation enforcement, legal and policy analysis, and public information services in support of the exercise of treaty rights during well-regulated, off-reservation seasons throughout the treaty ceded territories.

Tribal Members
Non-Tribal Members
Partner Agencies

We provide information about how to exercise your treaty rights relating to natural resource harvesting and how GLIFWC is preserving natural resources in ceded territories for future generations.

We want to educate non-tribal members about treaty rights as well as ensuring they understand the legal and cultural context behind them.

We are committed to work with various organizations and agencies to preserve the natural resources so harvest opportunities will be available for generations to come.

WISCONSIN OFFICIALS DOUBLE DOWN ON DISASTROUS WOLF POLICY

"The DNR Natural Resources Board made clear that its decision to set the wolf quota at 300 has nothing to do with science or stewardship. This reckless approach to ma'iingan management is why tribes have filed a brief in support of lawsuits that seek the restoration of federal protection for wolves."

Michael J Isham, GLIFWC executive administrator

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