Howling at the Government: The Fight to Get Wolves Back on the Endangered Species List
Taylor Hopkins
Introduction
In Ojibwe, an Indigenous language spoken by the Anishinaabe people, the word for “wolf” is Ma’iingan.[1] When describing the significance of the wolf in Anishinaabe culture, Marvin Defoe, a member of the Red Cliff Tribe, said: “the Ma’iingan are our brothers. The legends and stories tell us as brothers we walk hand in hand together. What happens to the Ma’iingan happens to humanity.”[2]
In the wake of the removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the gray wolf


