Welcome to the Earth Summit 2026! Hosted by WETCC Extension on May 27th and 28th
We will be going live from our YouTube channel both days of the event!
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Nitrate testing of well water will occur both days of the summit. See water collection instructions at the end of the agenda.
A limited number of arsenic, lead and bacteria test kits will be available.
NOTICE: ONGOING CONSTRUCTION
Please be advised that construction work is currently taking place in and around the event area. While we are making every effort to minimize disruption, you may experience some noise or restricted access in certain locations. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. For your safety, please obey all posted signage and avoid entering marked construction zones.
Thank you for your cooperation,
White Earth Tribal and Community College
About This Event
In 2024, White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) hosted its first Water Summit. Based on attendee feedback, the scope of future summits needed to be broadened. Therefore, this year, the summit will encompass earth, air, fire, and water and has been renamed, “Earth Summit.”
Earth Summit 2025 is divided into two parts; the first will focus on issues related to the well-being of the earth on and around the White Earth Indian Reservation, while the second will highlight efforts to solve or remediate the impacts of the industrialization of the Reservation landscape and the ceded lands around the Reservation.
Earth Summit 2025 strives to incorporate science and research-based information, as well as the Ojibwe ways of addressing the issues we all face. Presenters will come from both the Native and non-Native communities. Some sessions will be organizational or institutional in origin, while others will be community-based.
At the end of the two days, everyone should walk away with a better understanding of the environmental challenges we all face, as well as how to overcome that which disrupts the critical life cycles of Earth.
Event is Sponsored by The Community Extension of the White Earth Tribal and Community College with generous support from The Nature Conservancy and Ganawenindidaa
