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Region 5 Tribal Program

EPA Region 5 is committed to helping tribes strengthen their abilities to manage environmental programs in Indian country, and to ensure that tribes have a voice in decisions that affect their land, air and water. The Region serves 35 federally recognized tribes within the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

On this page:
  • The Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) in Region 5
  • Tribal Consultation Procedures for Region 5
  • Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 5

The Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) in Region 5

GAP is guided by the Guidance on the Award and Management of General Assistance Agreements for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia


Tribal Consultation Procedures for Region 5

Under the EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes, EPA consults on a government‐to‐government basis with federally recognized tribes. For more specific guidelines on consultation with tribes in Region 5, see the regional procedures below.

  • EPA Region 5 Implementation Procedures for EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes

Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 5

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Tribes/Consortia in Michigan

  • Bay Mills Indian Community
  • Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority
  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa
  • Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
  • Hannahville Indian Community
  • Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan (consortium of Michigan's Federally Recognized Tribes)
  • Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
  • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Chippewa
  • Little River Band of Ottawa
  • Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa
  • Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (Gun Lake) Band of Pottawatomi
  • Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
  • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
  • Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
  • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa

Tribes/Consortia in Wisconsin

  • Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • Forest County Potawatomi Community
  • Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
  • Ho-Chunk Nation
  • Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Chippewa
  • Lac du Flambeau Band of Chippewa
  • Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
  • Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
  • Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
  • St. Croix Chippewa Tribe of Wisconsin
  • Sokaogon Chippewa Community
  • Stockbridge-Munsee Community

Tribes/Consortia in Minnesota

  • 1854 Treaty Authority
  • Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
  • Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa
  • Grand Portage Band of Chippewa
  • Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
  • Leech Lake Tribe of Ojibwe
  • Lower Sioux Community
  • Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (consortium comprised of the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and White Earth reservations)
  • Prairie Island Indian Community
  • Red Lake Band of Chippewa
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
  • Upper Sioux Community
  • White Earth Band of Chippewa

Region 5 Tribal Contacts

Alan Walts (walts.alan@epa.gov)
312-353-8894
Director, Tribal and Multi-media Program Office

  • Jenny Manville  (manville.jennifer@epa.gov)– Michigan
  • Darrel Harmon (harmon.darrel) – Minnesota
  • Paul Winters (winters.paul@epa.gov) – Wisconsin

Tribal Lands in Region 5

Map showing Tribal lands in EPA Region 5
Indian Lands in US EPA Region 5

Related Information

  • Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) in Region 5

  • Tribal Permitting in Region 5

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Last updated on May 19, 2022