The Ojibwe have long looked to Lake Lac Vieux Desert for its food sources.But there’s been major declines in wild rice and walleye in recent years that impact the Lac Vieux Desert Tribe’s food sovereignty.The tribe is now working with the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest on a project to help improve the two species populations.

Lac Vieux Desert Tribe works to restore wild rice and walleye on Lake Lac Vieux Desert

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Lac Vieux Desert Tribe works to restore wild rice and walleye on Lake Lac Vieux Desert

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