Fond du Lac Band

Plus: Gov. Tim Walz has now signed four cannabis compacts with tribal nations, the latest being the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; and the girls' state tennis tournament wrapped up with a few Northland consolation champions.

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is the fourth tribal nation to sign the intergovernmental contract that allows tribal cannabis businesses to operate off tribally regulated land.

Peter M. Martin was last seen in Brookston in the Mahnomen neighborhood of the Fond du Lac Reservation. His whereabouts remain unknown but this area remains of particular interest.

Ann Seigfreid's work will focus on energy sovereignty for the Bois Forte and Fond du Lac bands.

Makenzie Henk, an elk biologist with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, discusses the reintroduction initiative and the steps underway to prepare.

Grants from the state to support inclusivity as people age were awarded to 11 projects benefiting Northern Minnesota, including programming for older adults.

Representatives from Red Lake Nation, Leech Lake Band, Mille Lacs Band and Fond du Lac Band testified on preserving or increasing funding for essential programs.

Elk used to roam across most of Minnesota, and a tribal-led, multi-year proposal poses to restore omashkooz, or elk, to the 1854 Treaty Territory.

For millennia, the Great Lakes Anishinaabe used traditional fire practices to manage the forests of Northeastern Minnesota. Today, science is capturing the frequency and severity of those fires to understand how communities might recreate their relationship with the land.

Kelsie LaSharr, elk coordinator for the Minnesota DNR, joined the KAXE Morning Show to discuss plans to research and manage Northwestern Minnesota's elk population.