BAD RIVER chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River (Chippewa) Band’s struggle for sovereignty and its fight to protect Lake Superior from the threat of an aging oil pipeline. It describes the Bad River Band’s present‑day activism with deep historical context and highlights resilience, environmental stewardship, and a David‑vs‑Goliath legal battle to save Lake Superior. The story takes us through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience which are the basis for one tribal leader’s declaration: “We have to protect it… die for it, if we have to.”