Historical interaction between wolves and the Indigenous people of the Western Great Lakes Region of North America

Tom Stillday, Red Lake Indian Reservation, Highway 1, Red Lake, MN 56671, USA

Wolves and Indigenous people of North America have a long and eventful history. Indigenous people of the Western Great Lakes Region have a unique connection to the wolf. Through storytelling and historical accounting, participants will gain a deeper insight as to how and why it was necessary to maintain a peaceful co-existence between humans and wolves prior to settlement by Europeans.