Gichi Onigaming
Community
Our people once inhabited a vast area around Gichigami and throughout what is today Ontario and Minnesota. Our relatives lived among the spirits of this world and throughout the forests, rivers, and lakes of our territory. Today, we live, hunt, fish, and gather in the same territory as our ancestors.
Tribal Lands & Resources
The core mission of the Grand Portage Trust Lands Agency is to preserve and protect the natural resources and environment of the Grand portage Indian Reservation and the surrounding 1854 Ceded Territory for the benefit of the tribe today and seven generations from now. The agency embodies the Ojibwe philosophy of seventh generation planning. When making decisions and taking actions today, Ojibwe consider not only the immediate future and outcomes, but also their impact on children seven generations hence. Similar holistic thinking is manifested in the science of ecosystem health, where solutions to the world’s problems are found by addressing the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and their shared environment.