Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

Thank you Bobby G for a very vital resource.

Sustainable Development Institute - Background

The Menominee origin story relates the significance of its relationship to
the land. Over 8 millennia Awaesah (bear), the first Menominee, stepped out
of the river. Today, the Menominee remain dependent on this land and water
as they continue to engage in sustainability practices to protect their
resources for future generations.

The Menominee are renowned internationally for their model of sustainable
forestry management. Hence, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) was
organized in 1993 by the leadership of the Menominee Nation representing a
broad spectrum of institutional interests including governance, commerce,
education, and natural resourced management. At the creation of the SDI it
was placed under the umbrella of College of Menominee Nation (CMN) located
in Keshena, Wisconsin. CMN is a member of the American Indian Higher
Education Consortium that represents 32 tribal colleges in the United
States and Canada.
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paul tradingpost@lobo.net


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On 2/15/2007 at 8:55 PM Bobby G wrote:

>speaking of woodlot sustainability
>
>we're fortunate in Wisconsin to have an excellent role
>model just 90 minutes down the highway toward Green
>Bay:
>
>The Menominee Reservation sustainable forestry system.
>
>link:
>http://www.menominee.edu/sdi/SchabelAndPecore.html
>
>another link, straight from the source:
>
>http://www.menominee.edu/sdi/about/sustainable_development_institute.asp
>
>definitely worthwhile exploring...
>bobby g
>