Chair Of DNC Council On Environment And Climate Crisis To Join Bay Mills Indian Community For Event To Speak Out Against Line 5

On Tuesday, Michelle Deatrick, Chair of the DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis, will join Bay Mills Indian Community as they host the Red Road to DC totem journey at Fort Michilimackinac Park in Mackinaw City on Tuesday, July 27. Events will begin at 9 a.m.

At the event, BMIC Tribal Chairperson Whitney Gravelle will speak regarding the impact of Enbridge’s Line 5 on the Straits of Mackinac and the historical importance of the area. Other tribal leaders are expected to attend and address the crowd as well.

“I am honored to stand with the Bay Mills Indian Community as they speak out against the dangerous and unnecessary Line 5,” said Michelle Deatrick, Chair of the DNC Council on the Environment and Climate Crisis. “Line 5 is aging, and poses a serious threat to the Great Lakes, to my home state of Michigan, and to the nation. I am grateful to Governor Gretchen Whitmer for her order to shut down Line 5, and to the Indigenous and other leaders who have uplifted this issue for so long. The Council will continue to join with local leaders to speak out against it.”