Buried MLFAC meeting notice excludes citizen participation PERM encourages Minnesotans concerned about the Mille Lacs Lake and economy surviving “co-management” to attend (now ZOOM) Mille Lacs Fishery Advisory Committee meetings. Committee members deserve and could use citizen support for their often thankless and sidelined efforts to help the DNR’s political bureaucracy make “co-management” work. According to [...]
County's legal autonomy could be undermined As a conservation group, PERM has always followed Minnesota citizens’ response to Mille Lacs Band claims of the existence of the long-disestablished reservation. Our concern is the protection of natural resources for benefit of all citizens. Mark Utne’s Letter to the Editor, “Conflict of interest? Mille Lacs Messenger, September 30, [...]
While attending the virtual MLFAC meeting, a couple of weeks ago, it became clearer to me how the MN DNR’s role in the lake’s co-management may still be discriminating against non-tribal anglers. They are charged with the job of protecting our Natural Resources for all Minnesotans. But that’s not happening. Instead, under the current co-management of [...]
Mille Lacs Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting will be online (Plenty of room, No Travel) PERM encourages everyone to sign up for the next MLFAC meeting. The virtual meeting still has an opportunity for anyone to make comments or ask questions. It is very convenient so hope you can make it. Doug, Douglas Meyenburg President, PERM Notice [...]
'Co-management' continues to throw Mille Lacs further out of balance Steve Johnson tells it like it is. In his opinion piece in the Mille Lacs Messenger, Great fishing is a problem? July 24, 2020, he explains just how co-management's arbitrary goals are doing more harm than good. Check out his common-sense recommendations, (below) which he and [...]
McGirt vs. Oklahoma ruling: the exception that proves the rule. The rule being, according to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, 'treaties matter' The Mille Lacs Messenger recently discussed implications this ruling could have on the Mille Lacs Band's lawsuit against Mille Lacs County. "Supreme Court ruling regarding Oklahoma reservation" T.A. LeBrun, Jul 17, 2020. This is [...]
Mille Lacs Lake is closed for targeting catch and release walleyes from July 1-31 PERM believes this is in violation of state and federal discrimination laws since it only applies to NON-TRIBAL members. Tribal members may continue to harvest 10 walleyes per angler per day with no size limit. That's discrimination, plain and simple! And it's [...]
Here are the winners of PERM's Spring Legal Fund Raffle. June 1, 2020 I really enjoyed visiting with the winners I called about their good news. Only wish PERM could have a prize for every one of our supporters. Thank You! to everyone who entered the raffle. We are encouraged by the strong support from so [...]
How is this not discrimination? Why is this not surprising? OUTDOOR INSIGHTS By Rob Drieslein, Outdoor News, May 15, 2020 TRIBAL HARVEST Tribal harvest had been underway on Lake Mille Lacs in the weeks leading up to the state opener. Tom Jones, DNR state treaty coordinator, said that as of May 5, three bands had taken [...]
Principles of Native American journalist Bill Lawrence are needed today Joe Fellegy in “Principles of journalist Lawrence needed today” writes about Bill Lawrence, Editor of Native American Press/Ojibwe News on the 10th anniversary of Lawrence’s death. Outdoor News March 14, 2020. (See below) He recognizes Lawrence’s leadership and courage in calling for transparency and accountability as [...]