This week on Points North, Native American tribes have treaty rights to hunt, fish and gather, but many face racism and harassment when they use them. Plus hear some pet peeves of people in northern Michigan.
Tribal citizens say harassment affects how they hunt, fish

Michigan became a state after Native American tribes ceded tens of millions of acres of land to the U.S. in a series of treaties. Those treaties said the tribes kept their rights to hunt, fish and gather on that land.
But the state didn’t honor those rights until the 1970s; then there was an ugly backlash. Tribal citizens were threatened and harassed. Their fishing boats and nets were vandalized. Things have calmed down since then, but racism and harassment persist.
Hear how continued harassment stops some tribal citizens from exercising their treaty rights.
Pet Peeves: a list
In May, 10 students took an audio boot camp with IPR. They learned how to ask questions, use recording equipment and mix sound. Jenna Mertz, who teaches writing at Iowa State University, spoke to people about their pet peeves at the farmers market in Traverse City.
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