Six Michigan tribes to stop participating in pipeline talks with government

Six Michigan tribes to stop participating in pipeline talks with government

Six Michigan tribes will no longer participate in the scoping and consultation process with the Army Corps of Engineers related to a pipeline construction project through the Straits of Mackinac. Tribes said that the Army Corps of Engineers has for years merely placated tribes while undercutting relevant expertise and treaty obligations.  A recent move by the Corps, the federal agency tasked with green-lighting and constructing large-scale devel…