Robin Clark Becomes the First Anishinaabe Woman Appointed to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission

A Sault Tribe member makes history as the first Anishinaabe woman appointed to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission. Robin Clark was recently appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission. Clark makes history as the first Anishinaabe woman appointed to the commission. She says she is honored to accept the appointment. and helps to work alongside other commissioners to support the long-term health of Michigan’s hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering resources and opportunities, cultivating positive relationships with our shared ecological communities.

Clark earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and a Master of Science in Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies from Michigan State University. She then earned her Doctorate in Forest Science from Michigan Technological University in 2021. In December, she joined the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe with the Chippewa Indians Department of Natural Resources as its director overseeing environmental, fishery, and wildlife management programs. Before her position with the Sault Tribe Natural Resource Department, Clark served as an ecologist and in several other roles with the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, as well as held faculty positions with the Michigan Technological University and Lake Superior State University.

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