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Lac du Flambeau Tribe
LdF Indian Tribe’s resort complex in Mississippi ends up on auction block
Joe Costanza, NN.N Editor (The following story was updated Saturday, Jan. 23 to incorporate new information, including comments from one of the original principal investors, Charles Cato). A Mississippi resort-casino venture has turned out to be a bad bet for the Lac du Flambeau Indian Tribe, which as a minority partner sunk an estimated... »
LDF Tribal member organizes food drive
LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wi. — AmeriCorps VISTA member Abbey Thompson, serving at Northwoods Niijii Enterprise Community’s Woodland Art Initiatives Project organized a food drive on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. With the assistance of about 24 volunteers, over 345 lbs of food, additional laundry items, and monetary donations for Haiti were collected. The donations... »
Lack of notice postpones tribal chairman election
Tribal members also given presentation on bond issue Heather Holmes – General Manager – Lakeland Times More than 120 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Indians tribal members gathered at the public school Saturday to see the seating of a new tribal council chairman, but a snafu in noticing the meeting resulted in... »
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... »
LdF Tribe chair remains vacant after haggling; new meeting set Jan. 25
Joe Costanza, NN.N Editor Published 01/17/2010 – 10:13 a.m. CST Newsofthenorth.net LAC du FLAMBEAU – Plans to name a new president of The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians were derailed Saturday, Jan. 16, by tribal wrangling over procedures. The Tribal Council met to appoint a new leader to fill the... »
Judge refuses to name receiver for casino
By Cary Spivak of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Jan. 10, 2010 5:59 p.m. In a ruling that could have a far-reaching impact in Indian country, a federal judge has refused to appoint a receiver for the Lac du Flambeau’s northern Wisconsin casino even though the tribe defaulted on a $50 million bond. The action... »
Crime does not pay anymore
A couple individuals got arrested at the store yesterday for giving groceries away. There was a common practice under the old administration and store management of turning a blind eye to this sort of thing. The new administration will not put up with this or any other thievery from tribal enterprises, and will take... »
Ldf tribal president steps down
Lakeland Times – Doug Etton Sports Reporter As of this past Monday, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians were without a tribal president after Carl Edwards, who was elected in 2008, resigned his seat as the head of the Lake Superior band. Edwards submitted his resignation in writing Monday which... »
Update on the latest happenings
Here is the latest developments regarding the tribal council and administration. Last week Carl Brown and Carl Edwards conceded to the election results of October 6. The newly elected council were all sworn in with the exception of Eric Chapman. »
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.”... »