Casting Lines: Fishing Rights of the Odawa in Northern Michigan with Eric Hemenway

Casting Lines: Fishing Rights of the Odawa in Northern Michigan

During the 1970s-80s, native fishing rights were hotly contested and led to multiple conflicts. The issue of native fishing helped propel the LTBB Odawa towards its journey to federal reaffirmation with the United States. This talk will look at this little known, but important story of Michigan history.

Eric Hemenway

Eric is an Anishnaabe/Odawa from Cross Village, Michigan. He is the Director of Repatriation, Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indian, a federally recognized tribe in northern Michigan. Eric works to collect and preserve historical information for LTBB Odawa. That information is used to support the LTBB government and create educational materials on Odawa history, such as: exhibits, signage, publications, presentations, curriculums and media. Eric has worked on numerous repatriations of native, human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). He is a former member of the NAGPRA Review Committee and currently sits on boards for the Michigan Historical Commission and Little Traverse Conservancy.