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NHBP Honors 15 Years Since Kalamazoo Oil Spill

10/5/2025

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Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) commemorates 15 years since Kalamazoo River oil spill.
A 10-day kayak trip from Marshall to Saugatuck started October 4 to retrace ancestral routes.
The paddle concludes on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, October 13, highlighting stewardship of Michigan's waterways.
The 2010 Line 6B pipeline rupture released nearly one million gallons of oil.

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Story summary

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (NHBP) commemorates 15 years since Kalamazoo River oil spill.
A 10-day kayak trip from Marshall to Saugatuck started October 4 to retrace ancestral routes.
The paddle concludes on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, October 13, highlighting stewardship of Michigan's waterways.
The 2010 Line 6B pipeline rupture released nearly one million gallons of oil.