UPDATED Mille Lacs County sidelined, left in dark over boundary claims
Governor Walz snd Attorney General Ellison's decision to change the State's long-held opinion on the current boundary of the Mille Lacs reservation is a critical issue for all Minnesotans. Last week T.A. LeBrun reported on a letter from Mille Lacs County Commissioners to Gov. Walz and Attorney General Ellison "Mille Lacs County sends letter to Gov. Walz and Attorney General [...]
Scams, shams, and lies promote ‘treaty rights’ causes?
Joe Fellegy weighs in on a Q & A interview with himself. In this excerpt, he clarifies a common misperception that gets in the way of transparency and accountability. Fellegy takes on relevant questions from … Fellegy Joe Fellegy Rocking the Boat Outdoor News February 12, 2021 Q: We’ve entered a new year and a new decade. Some lookbacks? A: [...]
PERM Board Member Stan Visser Passed Away February 8
Stan Visser, a long-time PERM member, and Board member passed away on February 8. His death came after a lengthy hospitalization. Stay was involved with PERM from its earliest days. He later served on PERM's Board of Directors for many years. An avid fisherman, Stan was well-known for his advocacy for having Minnesota anglers getting an even break under the [...]
MLFAC seeking new members
Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee (MLFAC) is seeking new members to fill several open seats. PERM regularly attends these meetings and encourages anyone concerned about the co-management of Mille Lacs to apply. The deadline is February 22. Details were reported in the Mille Lacs Messenger on February 3rd. See the link and more info in their article below. Mille Lacs [...]
Misleading Highway Signs Provoke Mille Lacs County Residents
The Mille Lacs Band called on the MN Department of Transportation to erect highway signs on the "reservation boundaries." These are based on tribal claims that the long-since disestablished reservation still exists. The secretly-negotiated signage campaign went up without the knowledge of any Mille Lacs County Commissioners. It's just another tactic to support tribal boundary claims. This time while a [...]
Reservation Boundary Signs Tell Half the Story
Tracy LeBrun writing in the Mille Lacs Messenger, Reservation Boundary Signs Go Up, January 11, 2021, provides details about the Mille Lacs Band’s MnDOT "reservation boundary" campaign. Mille Lac tribal claims for the existence of the long-since-disestablished Mille Lacs reservation are being amped up with MnDOT highway signage. The signs include the words “Established in 1855 Treaty” and are placed [...]