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Indigenous influence on forest management on the Menominee Indian Reservation

Type
Literature
Publication
Trosper, R.L., 2007. Indigenous influence on forest management on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Forest ecology and management, 249(1), pp.134-139.
Year Published
2007
Organization
N/A
Description

Until the era of self-determination from 1972 to the present, few Indian tribes in the United States were able to influence forest management on their reservations. The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin is a major exception; based upon legislation in 1908, they were able to force the federal government to implement many ideas that are now popular as part of sustainable forest management: long rotation ages, selection harvest practices, and long-term monitoring. They also have maintained a mill throughout to support tribal employment. Other tribes have been able to implement their own ideas as their control of reservations has increased; the Intertribal Timber Council has an annual symposium at which tribes exchange ideas about forest management.

Geography