L’Anse — The annual Waawaashkeshi, or Deer Camp, was held by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Natural Resources Department, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (KBOCC), Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and Tribal Police at the KBIC Teaching Facility. The camp instructed novice or soon-to-be hunters how to process and prepare deer after a successful hunt. Over fifty participants learned about deer harvesting, along with Anishinaabe traditions and stories about deer and state and tribal regulations for deer hunting. The camp is put on each year to inspire youth to take up the tradition of deer hunting and learn its value of self reliance.

Two does were harvested prior to the camp to be used for participants from both tribal and non-tribal backgrounds to watch demons

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