1854 Treaty Authority's Resource Management Division is hiring a full-time Fish and Wildlife Technician. Applications are due February 6th, 2026.
Please submit a completed 1854 Treaty Authority general application, a resume, a copy of your transcripts and cover letter to
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We hear that some lakes have as much as 5-7" of ice on already! If you're thinking about angling, don't forget that treaty harvesters can set UNATTENDED LINES. The 1854 Treaty Authority must be informed of WHO and on WHAT waterbodies, and that can be done ONLINE (Under QuickLinks on our home page):
Filling out this Google form satisfies the requirement to notify the 1854 Treaty Authority of intent to set unattended fishing lines in the 1854 Ceded Territory as per the 1854 Ceded Territory Conservation Code.
Alternatively, an 1854 Treaty Authority Conservation Officer can be informed directly:
Clay Rumph: (218) 340-7559
Leo Vidal: (218) 591-3256
Marty Stage: (218) 464-8906
See page 50 of the 1854 Ceded Territory Conservation Code for the regulations:
SUBDIVISION 8. ANGLING - ICE
(A) NUMBER OF LINESWhile ice fishing, each Band member may use no more than four (4) lines(attended, unattended, or both) at any one time and only two (2) lines ondesignated trout waters.
(B) UNATTENDED LINES
1. All unattended line shall be securely anchored so as not to be dislodged by a hooked fish.
2. Prior to fishing with unattended lines, band members shall inform the 1854 Treaty Authority of his/her name, address, phone number, and of the lakes upon which the band member intends to utilize unattended lines. Band members shall notify the 1854 TreatyAuthority if additional lakes are to be fished with unattended lines.
3. A Band Member may not set out an unattended line unless theBand Member's name and Ceded Territory identification number is stamped or engraved on a metal tag at least 5/8" inch by 2" inch in size and attached to the line.
4. The location of each unattended line shall be reasonably marked with an object of a height at least one (1) foot above the snow line so as to be visible to vehicular traffic.
5. Each unattended line must be checked at least once every 24 hours.
(C) ICE HOLE SIZESHoles for ice fishing (angling and unattended lines) may not exceed twelve (12) inches in diameter.
(D) ICE SHELTERSAll shelters, which include dark houses and fish houses, placed on the ice on...
1854 Treaty Authority's BIBOON 2025/2026 Newsletter is now available.
"Biboon is a time of rest for the natural world; a time to conserve energy…" and this edition provides great content to enjoy sitting next to a cozy fire. We welcome you to take it in and contemplate - remind yourself of the love of winter, the importance of eating with purpose and feeding our families, and the value of preserving culture through treaty harvest.
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*MIIGWECH - SNOWSHOE LACING FILLED UP IN A MATTER OF 5 HOURS! STAY TUNED TO LEARN IF WE SCHEDULE ANOTHER WORKSHOP*
1854 Treaty Authority's Resource Management Division is hiring an Environmental Specialist. This vacancy closes December 12th, 2025.
General organization application can be found here: Application for Employment
1854 Treaty Authority has received the Partnership Award from the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center (MAISRC).
MAISRC is a state-funded organization composed primarily of various researchers from the University of Minnesota. 1854 has partnered with them and the University of Minnesota Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute (UMD NRRI) on multiple research projects (Rusty crayfish and Manoomin 2023-2024, Mystery Snails and Manoomin 2026-2027). We have also provided input and guidance by serving on their Technical Committee to refine their list of priority invasive species, and taken part in their Research Needs Assessment to discuss potential impacts of invasive species and what projects should be submitted for research proposals.
Miigwech MAISRC
1854 Treaty Authority's DAGWAAGIN 2025 Newsletter is now available.
Approved 2025 hunting and trapping season dates are included within this edition, along with hunting registration station locations and information on our special early youth deer hunt (with a raffle prize for participants)!
Join us in congratulating 1854's Nick Bogyo, awarded Native American Fish And Wildlife Great Lakes Region's 'Biologist of the Year', and follow up on our tribal youth as they embarked on our natural resources career exploration camp this past August. Get an update on the return of manoomin to the St. Louis River Estuary, and learn more about wiigwasi-jiimaan within.
Photo credits: Rick Novitsky
For Immediate Release
Duluth, MN – September 4rd, 2025 – During the week of August 4th through the 8th, 2025, ten Native American youth spent a week with the 1854 Treaty Authority exploring careers in natural resource management while participating in camp Nenda Gikendan Noopiming gaye Nibiing (seeking knowledge in the woods and place of water) at the Hubachek Wilderness Research Center in Ely, Minnesota.
This action-packed camp experience aims to recruit Tribal youth to pursue careers and/or college majors in the environmental sciences. "By exposing students to current management projects and meeting face-to-face with other Tribal professionals, these kids get to take part in the conversation", says 1854 Treaty Authority's Cultural Preservation Specialist, Marne Kaeske. "We hope this is the carrot for filling our shoes in the future with passionate professionals that have deep-rooted values."
Camp participants, ages ten to fifteen, spent time in classroom sessions, field trips, and working alongside biologists, engineers, and conservation enforcement officers in a variety of fish and game monitoring activities. Some of the highlights included electro-fish surveying a stream to assess the presence of fish species, visiting the International Wolf Center and discussing the cultural significance of ma'iingan (wolf) with a native Elder, meeting a conservation enforcement K9 and their handler, planning and implementing a mock prescribed burn, angling, as well as trapping and enjoying an invasive species Rusty Crayfish low-country boil.
"There are some really amazing protection and restoration programs targeting culturally significant species happening here in the 1854 Ceded Territory", says Kaeske. "Hats off to our organization staff and other agency professionals that contributed to the camp's successes and shared those stories," says Kaeske.
This endeavor could not have taken place without the support of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Tribal Youth Initiative project funding, of which 1854 Treaty Authority was a grant recipient in 2025. This funding is for the development of programs targeting Tribal youth that focus on science and pertain to conservation and resource management. Funds are distributed on a competitive basis between twelve regions, where Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and Native American Organizations authorized by Tribal Governments are both eligible to apply for.
The 1854 Treaty Authority is an inter-tribal natural resource management organization that protects and implements the off-reservation hunting, fishing and gathering rights for the Grand Portage and Bois Forte bands in the lands ceded to the United States government under the Treaty of La Pointe, 1854.
For more information, contact Marne Kaeske,
To view more photos from camp Nenda, see 1854's Facebook Page.
We still have a few remaining 1854 Ceded Territory moose permits to fill for both Grand Portage and Bois Forte, so we will be awarding those on a first-come, first-serve basis through this Sunday, August 24th. Parties should apply using the application form at the end of the 1854 moose hunt information packet available on our website.
Please make sure all members of your party have a valid (un-expired) 1854 ID card. Applications must be submitted via fax (218-722-7003) or email (
Questions? Call Wildlife Biologist, Morgan Swingen: 218-481-7010
Today is the FINAL DAY to apply for Camp Nenda! Please make sure to download the completed form and email it to Marne Kaeske:
If you have already filled out the form but haven't received any acknowledgement/communication from our end, that means we have not received your application. We are only taking applications by email.
Miigwech!
Applications for the 2025 Moose Hunt are now available on our website! Completed applications must be postmarked no later than midnight, August 8, 2025 or hand delivered to 1854 Treaty Authority at 4428 Haines Road, Duluth, MN 55811 by 4:00 pm, August 8, 2025. Completed, signed applications can also be scanned and submitted by email to Morgan Swingen (
You can find the application under the "Quick Links" section on our homepage, or at the following link:
1854 Treaty Authority's NIIBIN 2025 Newsletter is now available.
2025 Moose hunt applications will be available June 16th! That is exactly 91 days before the moose season opens. There will be BIG incentives for hunting parties that include hunters 25 years of age and under, AND hunting parties that include NEW hunters. Join us to discuss all things moose at the "Honor the Hunt" event, July 12th, 2025.
We are accepting applications for Tribal youth to attend our natural resource career exploratory camp until July 9th! Get an update on the MCT constitution reform, and review your berries in Ojibwemowin.
Weweni,
1854 Treaty Authority
Join us for an afternoon of sharing food and knowledge! The 1854 Treaty Authority will be hosting a session on July 12th, 2025, to recruit moose hunters among Bois Forte and Grand Portage within the 1854 Ceded Territory. Share a meal with us, update your 1854 ID, and learn from knowledge keepers on the moose hunt.
