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.

• Tribal Consultation and Coordination
• Federally Recognized Tribes in Region
• Tribal Organizations
• Tribal Maps
• Tribal Program Contacts

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
  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa
  • Hannahville Indian Community
  • Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan (consortium of Michigan's Federally Recognized Tribes)
  • Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
  • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Chippewa
  • Little River Band of Ottawa
  • Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
  • Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi
  • Nottawaseppi Huron Potawatomi
  • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
  • Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
  • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
• Tribes in Wisconsin
  • Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • Forest County Potawatomi Community
  • Ho-Chunk Nation
  • Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Chippewa
  • Lac du Flambeau Band of Chippewa
  • Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
  • Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
  • Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin
  • Sokaogon Chippewa Community
  • Stockbridge-Munsee Community
• Tribes/Consortia in Minnesota
  • Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
  • Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa
  • Grand Portage Band of Chippewa
  • Leech Lake Tribe of Ojibwe
  • Lower Sioux Community
  • Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (consortium comprised of the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and White Earth reservations)
  • Prairie Island Indian Community
  • Red Lake Band of Chippewa
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
  • Upper Sioux Community
  • White Earth Band of Chippewa

Tribal Organizations in Region 5

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• Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) an intertribal organization, manages and regulates the 1836 treaty fishery for the Bay Mills Indian Community, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.
• Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. a consortium of Michigan's federally recognized tribes, provides a forum for member tribes and advocates for development of programs and policies on improvement of economy, education, and quality of life for Michigan native Americans.
• 1854 Treaty Authority an inter-tribal natural resource agency in northeastern Minnesota that manages the off-reservation hunting, fishing and gathering rights of the Grand Portage and Bois Forte bands of the Lake Superior Chippewa in the territory ceded under the Treaty of 1854.
• Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) an inter-tribal, co-management agency committed to the implementation of off-reservation treaty rights on behalf of its eleven Ojibwe member tribes. Its mission is to help ensure significant, off-reservation harvests while protecting the resources for generations to come.

Tribal Maps

Indian Lands in US EPA Region 5

Region 5 Tribal Program Contacts

Kestutis “Casey” Ambutas (ambutas.kestutis@epa.gov), Acting Director
312-353-1394, FAX 312-385-5350

Program Specialist/Project Officer for Minnesota Tribes
Barbara Mack (mack.barbara@epa.gov), 312-886-6875, FAX 312-697-2036

General Assistance Program Project Officer for Wisconsin, Minnesota Tribes
Debra Lofton (lofton.debra@epa.gov), 312-886-6238, FAX 312-692-2942

General Assistance Program Project Officer for Michigan, Minnesota Tribes
Paulette Foreste (foreste.paulette@epa.gov), 312-886-0141, FAX 312-582-5824

Indian Environmental Liaisons

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