Desecrated cedar trees in Upper Peninsula lead to protections under Sault tribal code

Less than two miles past the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are dozens of cedars stripped of their bark and left to die.

“It is probably the most obscene thing I’ve witnessed,” said Renee Dillard, an elder of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians who recently discovered the damaged trees.

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Judge holds Flint in contempt for continued lead pipe replacement delays

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By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan

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