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Katie Thoresen/WXPRFrustration grows in the Lac du Flambeau community over issues related to road access for private property through reservation land.As WXPR previously reported, the Lac du Flambeau Tribe put barricades up on four roads Tuesday blocking people from their homes.The tribal government says the Town of Lac du Flambeau and the involved title companies have not always negotiated fairly over the last 10 years when right-of-way easements expired.The town board held an emergency meeting Thursday. -
Failed negotiations over road access have led to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa putting cement barriers down on four roads.Those barriers have blocked access to private homes within the tribe’s reservation.The issue goes back nearly 10 years ago when right-of-way easements on four roads on reservation land expired.
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The Forest County Potawatomi Community is quickly expanding its bison herd. It has received 40 bison in the past few months. Two Yellowstone bulls arrived just last week. -
Four Native American tribes in Michigan have agreed with the state and federal governments on a revised fishing policy for parts of the Great Lakes.
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A new sign is now greeting drivers as they come into Mole Lake on Highway 55.It’s part of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s effort to honor Native American communities by having highway signs in both English and a tribe’s native language.
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Forest County Potawatomi tribal leaders are trying to revive traditional practices like brain tanning, the process of making leather by using a deer’s brain to tan its hide. The practice has been around for centuries, but some worry environmental concerns could put a stop to it for future generations.
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The Watersmeet Township School District is making a change this school year. It’s bringing Ojibwe language and culture into the classroom.
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A federal judge has ordered energy firm Enbridge Inc. and an American Indian tribe to come up with a emergency plan to prevent potential oil spills from a pipeline running through the tribe's reservation.
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Forest County Potawatomi Chairman Ned Daniels celebrates Thanksgiving like most Americans — surrounded by family and heaps of food. He knows the holiday’s history is complex, but says now is the time to go forward.
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Indigenous groups in the U.S. and Canada are leading efforts to restore bison across North America more than a century after European settlers drove the species to near extinction.
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The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is partnering with an electronics manufacturer to teach middle and high school students how to build their own electronics. The class simultaneously increases access to technology and introduces students to possible careers in the field.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children.
