By Nick Vander Puy
Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (SBN/NFIC)
During late March 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.Protesters then kindled a fire across from the LDF casino to continue to bring attention to their allegations of financial mismanagement.
Across the street from the LDF tribal offices there now stands a lodge and camp that tribal authorities authorized police to remove from tribal property across from the casino. On April 28th the LDF tribal council passed a resolution to remove the structure because of health and safety reasons and complaints of use of alcohol and loud drumming.
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Produced by Nick Vander Puy
Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (NFIC)
The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Reservation in northern Wisconsin has been tossed into turmoil for the last several months over questions of financial accountability, leadership and a faction of tribal members occupying the...06-03-2008, 10:37 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 -
Watersmeet, Mihigan (AP)
The nine members of the tribal council of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Watersmeet who were jailed in a dispute over the election of new members have been released.
WLUC-TV and the Daily Globe of Ironwood report the council...09-16-2010, 06:33 PM -
by Nick Vander Puy
Reserve, Wisconsin (NFIC/SBN)
Lac du Flambeau (LDF) Grandmothers arrested protesting sale of tribal lands. Listen to Goldie Larson and Mike Chosa speak out against alleged tribal corruption.
04-14-2008, 07:11 PM -
by Nick Vander Puy
Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (NFIC/SBN)
Last March Lac du Flambeau tribal elder Goldie Larson, along with several others was arrested for occupying the tribal offices. They were protesting questionable finances related to casino gambling projects. On Monday May...05-21-2008, 03:04 PM