walleye - Ceded territories and fishing rights 

Walleye Case Study

A couple of layers have already been added to the map to help you get started:

US Census Bureau Tribal Boundaries (note: this was divided into two files so that they could be mapped in Google My Maps)

GLIFWC Ceded Territory map

For this activity you will divide up into pairs and add information to one of four layers that will tell us about the cultural, political, and environmental issues at the forefront of the walleye fishing rights case study. Below you will find suggestions on places to begin mapping, but feel free to add additional information to your layers. Remember that we are telling the story from the perspective of the Tribes, and you should be careful when you search for information to prioritize the point of view provided on Tribal websites.

Think about the current situation with regard to walleye fisheries in the ceded territories of northern Wisconsin and other locations in the state of Wisconsin. Use what you have learned from the videos and discussions to add locations to the map, and look at the links below to give you a starting point. 

Walleye Layer #1

Find the Tribes that are part of GLIFWC, label them and provide links to their Tribal government websites

Where are the Tribal hatcheries?

Find Frog Bay Tribal National Park and tell us about it

Find Tribally owned commercial fishing and wild rice companies and locate them on the map

Walleye Layer #2

Which Tribes were involved in the Gurnoe Decision?

Which Tribes were involved in the Voigt Decision?

What lakes were the focus of the Gurnoe Decision?

What lakes were the focus of the Voigt Decision?

Walleye Layer #3

Try to find the major protest sites and describe some of the events that happened there

Locate the site in this recent incident and tell us what happened

Find some of the recent sites of harassment of Tribal fishers and tell us what happened

Walleye Layer #4

Locate the PolyMet mine site (also called NewRange Copper Nickel mine site) click here for map and click here for recent ruling

Which Tribe(s) would it have impacted?

Highlight the river(s) that connect the mine site to the reservation

What Tribes have Treaty rights that would be violated by the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline?

If you have time, look for recent environmental issues in Wisconsin that may impact Tribal fishing and wild rice gathering rights