Good, make that Great news for the future of the Great Lakes.
"SAULT STE. MARIE - Finding common cause in their exclusion from state and provincial water diversion agreements, an extraordinary gathering of at least 75 tribal chiefs and representatives from both sides of the Great Lakes are meeting today at Kewadin Convention Center to hammer out their joint demand to be heard.
The unusual session of tribal leaders was hastily organized to present a united front to the U.S. states and Canadian provinces contemplating an "annex" to a 1980 agreement dealing with Great Lakes water diversion.
Frank Ettawageshik, chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa, organized the session with the declared purpose of drafting a joint statement on diversion and the proposed "annex" agreement."
http://www.sooeveningnews.com/articles/2004/11/23/news/news911.txt
Posted by Dave at November 24, 2004 12:27 AM