Why the Crickets–when public lands are transferred
The point addressed by Tim Spielman’s “Why the Crickets?” (Streams of Thought column, Sept. 1, 2023, Outdoor News) (Below) is one PERM confronts in all our letters, emails, web posts, and social media. Spielman asks: Where are our public-lands advocates? Why are they largely silent when the [public lands transfer] topic turns tribal? His commentary should be read by everyone [...]
Tribal law replaces civil rights under rez boundary ruling
PERM is sharing this pre-release version the Mille Equal Rights Foundation analysis of the Mille Lacs reservation boundary ruling. It follows the PERM/MERF joint filing of an amicus brief for an appeal of the ruling. MERF's report below describes the run-up to the Court's ruling and it's impact on the civil rights of non-tribal citizens in the Mille Lacs County [...]
Walleye slot limit expands Aug. 1 for Mille Lacs anglers
Allowing harvest of smaller fish offers more opportunity to keep a walleye The minimum length of walleye Mille Lacs Lake anglers can keep drops from 21 to 20 inches beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1. Mille Lacs' one-fish limit will remain in place, but the change allows anglers to keep one walleye between 20-23 inches or one longer than 28. The previous [...]
DNR Shafts Minnesotans with Upper Sioux Agency State Park Sellout
There is a lot more to the story than what is reported below. Reasons for transferring this gem of Minnesota's outdoor heritage are window dressing for the DNR bureaucracy's dodging its responsibility to represent and serve ALL Minnesotans. See Rob Drieslein's intro below. UPPER SIOUX LAND Outdoor Insights By Rob Drieslein Outdoor News Minnesota July 14, 2023 https://npaper-wehaa.com/outdoornews#2023/07/s1 The public [...]
‘Tribal sovereignty’ exposed in ML Rez Amicus Brief
Tribes being used to expand Federal jurisdiction over states PERM and Mille Lacs Equal Rights Foundation have jointly filed an Amicus Brief on the Mille Lacs reservation boundary ruling. The Brief supports Mille Lacs County's appeal of the Eighth Circuit court's ruling that the entire long-disestablished 61,000-acre reservation still exists. PERM early on committed to a well-argued Brief, counting on [...]
DNR spawning closures blunder explains a lot
Explanation reveals who the DNR really serves A story in Mixed Bag, DNR announces temporary, seasonal fishing closures, Outdoor News Minnesota, May 3, 2023 (below). The report exposes the DNR’s failure to serve all citizens of Minnesota. The DNR tries to finesse an obvious contradiction in their report on what waters get closed to protect spawning fish or doesn’t get [...]