MARSHALL, Mich. — Members of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) are marking 15 years since the Kalamazoo River oil spill with a 10-day kayak trip from Marshall to Saugatuck.
Five Tribal members launched Saturday from Saylor’s Landing, retracing ancestral routes to honor the river’s recovery. The trip will end Oct. 13, Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
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“This year marks the 15th anniversary of the devastating oil spill that not only impacted our people ,but all life forms that depend on the river,” said Ariel Boonstra, NHBP tribal council treasurer…