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Anaem Omot
Congratulations to the Menominee Tribe! Anaem Omot is a sacred and historically important area that deserves national recognition and protection from threats like the Back Forty Mine. In the photograph within a ceremonial dance ring L-R are Dr David Overstreet, David "Nahwahquaw" Grignon, Tony Brown, Kahkamahut Waupekenay, Glen Miller, Lupi Corn, Lois Turney, Aaliyah Webster, and Dawn Wilber.
The Anaem Omot or Sixty Islands area of the Menominee River is located about 16 miles east of Stephenson, Michigan. The settlement remains date back roughly 10,000 years to the last Ice Age. The site has now been placed on the National Register ...
THANK YOU TO WI PUBLIC EDUCATION NETWORK AND FAIR MAPS
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Minocqua Joint Finance Committee Hearing
Minocqua Joint Finance Committee Hearing
WHEN: Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
WHERE: Lakeland Union High School Theatre, 9573 State Highway 70, Minocqua, WI 54548
Governor Evers' state budget includes accepting the federal dollars to expand Badger Care, which would give more than 90,000 Wisconsinites access to healthcare. This is the perfect opportunity to spend the day with likeminded friends and to make your wishes known that we want a healthier Wisconsin that we all can thrive in.
*Be sure to get there early to sign up to speak.
Rights of Nature and Indigenous Activism
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Rights of Nature and Indigenous Activism
Date and Time:
Mon, Mar 20, 2023; 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (Local Time)
Organized By: Great Waters Group
Location: Virtual
Event Organizers:
Jasmine Viges
jasmine.viges@refloh2o.com
(414) 702-7452
Presenters will be White Earth tribal attorney Frank Bibeau and Thomas Linzey, senior legal counsel for the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights. In 2018, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe recognized the rights of manoomin (wild rice), the ...
The Proposed Master Plan for Rib Mountain State Park Open Letter
The Proposed Master Plan for Rib Mountain State Park which was submitted to the NRB on Dec 14th, 2022 had gone through an extensive public comment process as required by Wisconsin law. However, at the NRB meeting, the plan was significantly amended on the motion of a now former board member changing the plan by adding approximately 28 acres to the parcel to be leased by Granite Peak Ski Corporation.
The amendment designated this added land for construction of three new downhill ski runs and a new ski lift. The new runs and lift will wipe out several existing and heavily utilized hiking trails, including historically significant CCC trails, unique ...