Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

Bazile Minoghi-Jagabo Ponick is leading the project.

He's also a member of Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, and we reached him in Minneapolis.

Bazile, what was it like for you to stand there and see this fire come to life after so many years?

It was super exciting and somewhat of a relief as well to see fire return to Minnesota Point.

Finally tonight, what's in a name? A federal bill authored by Congressman Tom Tiffany to redesignate the Apostle Islands from a national lakeshore to a national park is, for some, a practical opportunity to attract more tourists to what would be the first and only national park in Wisconsin.

But there's opposition from local governments, including the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, who stress their obligation to preserve their homelands.

Reporter Erika Aisi traveled to Bayfield County to hear how the community feels about the name change.

This report was made in collaboration with Here and Now and ICT, formerly Indian Country Today.

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Apostle Islands are not a playland for us.

Nicole Boyd is chairwoman of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa.