Winona LaDuke

Winona LaDuke, the founding director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, has written extensively on Native American and environmental issues. She is the author of six books, including The Militarization of Indian Country and All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. She is an Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe) enrolled member of the Mississippi Band Anishinaabeg and is the mother of three children. She is also the executive director of Honor the Earth, where she works on a national level to advocate, raise public support, and create funding for frontline native environmental groups.

Environment

The Loss and Recovery of Relatives

By Winona LaDuke | December 12, 2011

The headwaters of both the Mississippi and Red River watersheds emerge from our territory, here at Anishinaabe Akiing, and from these same waters come our sturgeon. The most majestic of fish lived well with our people, and sustained us through many of the coldest winter months. It was, however, not to last.