News of the North
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... »
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... »
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... »
MLK food drive to be held in Lac du Flambeau
Published 01/17/2010 – 8:02 p.m. CST LAC DU FLAMBEAU – A food drive will take place Monday, Jan. 18 as part of a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Call to Service. The food drive is organized by VISTA volunteer Abbey Thompson; 20 students from Lac du Flambeau Grade School will be assisting. More……. »