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Obama promises Native Americans place on agenda
From staff and wire reports WASHINGTON — President Obama pledged Thursday to redeem broken promises made to American Indians, saying he’s empathetic because of his own history as an “outsider.” “Few have been more marginalized and ignored by Washington for as long as Native Americans, our first Americans,” Obama said in opening the White... »
Skunk Hill stirs souls: Indians concerned with Wood County’s ski hill
The following is a submitted story by one of our readers from 2002 about some of Carol Brown’s work with a previous tribe. 9:04 PM 10/19/02 Susan Lampert Smith Wisconsin State Journal ARPIN – There’s a restless energy in the woods at the end of autumn. Rustling noises, movement just seen out of the... »
Customers keep an eagle eye out for his fresh, smoked fish
By Meg Jones of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Oct. 12, 2009 10:38 p.m. Lac du Flambeau – Every day at work, spectators watch Gib Haley’s every move. Perched high above Pokegama Lake, their eyes take in the 300-foot-long gill net that Haley, a Lac du Flambeau tribal member, slowly pulls in each morning hopefully... »