By Robert Imrie
Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (AP)
Members of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa locked themselves in a tribal center for at least 14 hours, refusing to come out until federal officials agreed to investigate allegations of corruption among tribal leaders.
The Vilas County Sheriff’s Department said the standoff ended peacefully about 3:45 p.m. Ten members of the group were arrested on tentative charges of criminal trespass, Chief Deputy Joe Fath said. All 10 were expected to make initial court appearances.
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Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin
Fourteen members of the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa band are free on signature bond after their trespassing arrest at the tribal center during a protest.
The tribal members locked themselves inside the center and stayed there about 14 hours before...04-07-2008, 02:10 PM -
Duluth, Minnesota (AP)
Allegations against Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Chairwoman Karen Diver have been dismissed.
Diver abstained from mid-January 4-0 vote by the Reservation Business Committee, which dismissed charges including malfeasance in handling tribal...01-16-2008, 01:43 PM -
Duluth, Minnesota (AP)
Enbridge Energy’s plans for a 1,000-mile pipeline to move Canadian crude have hit a rough patch at the Fond du Lac Chippewa reservation.
The company and tribal officials haven’t been able to negotiate a crossing on the land.
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Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (AP)
A tribal judge refused to halt the October election on a northern Wisconsin reservation racked with allegations of political corruption among existing leaders, an attorney said.
The lawsuit sought to block the general election Oct. 2 on the...10-08-2008, 12:01 PM -
Hayward, Wisconsin (AP)
Police are investigating after a man’s body was found near a wooded trail on the Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa reservation.
Tribal police said someone called authorities after finding the body of 51 year-old Duane Cooper in the Sawyer County town...10-10-2008, 09:25 AM