August 29, 2017 Otter Tail County commissioners last week voted to request a full environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed casino on Star Lake in response to concerns of local residents. The White Earth Band of Chippewa is planning to build a Shooting Star Casino and Resort on about 270 acres near Dent, [...]
The federal Tribal Wildlife Grant program grant to the Mille Lacs Band was awarded last week according to Outdoor News (Mixed Bag August 17, 2017)Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced $199,075 in funding to Minnesota Native tribes. Over $990,000 was awarded to Minnesota state wildlife agencies through the State Wildlife Grants program.The [...]
Letter to the Minneapolis Star Tribune: WHY WE OPPOSE TRIBAL HUNTING AND FISHING CLAIMS We are writing to respond to the Star Tribune Editorial entitled "Tribal Wrongs - Disastrous Lawsuit Continues Apace" published February 8, 1997. Predictably, this newspaper, which supported the claim of the Mille Lacs Band from the outset, laments the failure [...]
The Coach"Save Minnesota" is not an empty slogan. Instead, it is an urgent cry for help from me and thousands of others who have taken on the enormous job of trying to protect the rights and resources of all Minnesotans."Save Minnesota" is not an overstated slogan. We really are in danger of losing our [...]