Misc.
News of the North
I recently met the editor and board members from a local non profit news source. News of the North (newsofthenorth.net) is name of the online “newspaper” and they have been doing an excellent job of covering news stories in the northwoods in a real time fashion. They were the media to break the Wells... »
U.S. Mint to introduce new $1 Native American coin Jan. 25
Published on NN.N WASHINGTON — The United States Mint will launch the 2010 Native American $1 Coin in New York City on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). United States Mint Director Ed Moy will join John Haworth, Director of the National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye... »
Judge Alice Soulier Suspended
On Monday, January 11 Judge Alice Soulier was suspended by the tribal council per Tribal Ordinances. Her hearing with the Tribal Council is scheduled for January 21st. This would be a good time for anyone with documented complaints come forward. Ask your tribal council for a copy of the Policies and Procedures for the... »
Calling Native People with the Desire, Voice and Courage to Step Up
How does someone with power make an important decision? For some they first have to ask these questions: Who do I owe? Who owes me? Whose feelings could be hurt? Could someone’s job be in jeopardy? Could I be burning a bridge that I may need later? What will (fill in the blank) think... »
Passing the torch
Effort to revive language calls Cherokee old and young By Giles Morris • Staff Writer – Smoky Mountain News Outside the annual Thanksgiving potluck dinner in the isolated Snowbird community, a remote corner of Graham County where the Cherokee language has deep roots, the parking lot is jammed full. It’s a dark night. The... »
From: Ernie St. Germaine
From: uncle_ernie29@hotmail.com To: geraldine_brown@ldftribe.com; Carol J. Brown<cjbrown2@charter.net> Subject: RE: POINTS TO PONDER I will just say this one thing with regard to the trash mouth that wrote this and did not have the courage to sign it. Carl Edwards is our President. »
LdF band allegedly loses millions after plans for casino boat sink
Enterprise rids itself of Natchez river boat; attorney says plans for casino move on Doug Etten – Sports Reporter Grand Soleil LLC, a corporation in which the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is part shareholder and has invested millions of dollars, has confirmed through its attorney, Kent Hudson, that the... »
Ho-Chunk purchases casino site
By William Barth – Editor Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 1:10 PM CDT Impact unknown on proposal by Chippewa tribes The Ho-Chunk Nation has acquired property in Beloit which had been intended as a key part of the St. Croix and Bad River Chippewa bands’ casino site. “The Ho-Chunk Nation has been and continues... »
Update on election
Terry Hoyt, Tribal attorney issued a memorandum today stating that “Since there was no communication from the election board to the tribal council concerning a complaint or the results of a complaint, the election results must be presumed certified. Any complaint unresolved at this point can no longer be considered because of time constraints.”... »
Two complaints filed with Lac du Flambeau tribal election board, according to president
By Joe VanDeLaarschot of The Lakeland Times No decision has been reached yet by the Lac du Flambeau tribal election aboard concerning two complaints that were filed within five days of the tribe’s Oct. 6 general election. That’s according to LdF tribal chairman Carl Edwards who spoke to a Lakeland Times reporter about the... »