Region 5 Tribal Program

EPA Region 5 is committed to helping tribes strengthen their abilities to manage environmental programs in Indian country, and to ensure that tribes have a voice in decisions that affect their land, air and water. The Region serves 35 federally recognized tribes within the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

• The Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) in Region 5
• Tribal Consultation Procedures for Region 5
• Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 5

The Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) in Region 5

GAP is guided by the Guidance on the Award and Management of General Assistance Agreements for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia.

Tribal Consultation Procedures for Region 5

Under the EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes, EPA consults on a government‐to‐government basis with federally recognized tribes. For more specific guidelines on consultation with tribes in Region 5, see the regional procedures below.

• EPA Region 5 Implementation Procedures for EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes

Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 5

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Tribes/Consortia in Michigan

• Bay Mills Indian Community
• Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA)
• Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
• Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
• Hannahville Indian Community, Band of Potawatomi
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.(consortium of Michigan's Federally Recognized Tribes)
• Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
• Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
• Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
• Gun Lake Tribe (Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians)
• Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
• Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
• Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

Tribes/Consortia in Wisconsin

• Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
• Forest County Potawatomi Community
• Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)>
• Ho-Chunk Nation
• Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
• Oneida Nation
• Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
• St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
• Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
• Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians

Tribes/Consortia in Minnesota

• 1854 Treaty Authority
• Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
• Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
• Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
• Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
• Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
• Lower Sioux Indian Community
• Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
• Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
  (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band)
• Prairie Island Indian Community
• Red Lake Nation
• Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
• Upper Sioux Community
• White Earth Nation