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.
- 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
Contact: Eloise Mulford (mulford.eloise@epa.gov) 312-353-2022
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.
Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 5
The following links exit the site Exit
- 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 Band of Pottawatomi
- Nottawaseppi Huron 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