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Monthly Archive: January 2023

Rise of the Walleye Warrior

Good Afternoon GLIFWC Board and Voigt Intertribal Task Force Representatives.     Today marks 40 years since the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of Ojibwe reserved rights in the Wisconsin 1837 and 1842 Ceded Territory. GLIFWC Public Information Office is pleased to present our latest short film in the Ogichidaa Storytellers series, RISE OF THE WALLEYE WARRIOR: Lac Courte Oreilles v Voigt Decision, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the landmark case and its legacy in Ojibwe Country.   […]

Wisconsin DHS Tribal Affairs – Important Media Release

Wisconsin DHS Tribal Affairs – Important Media Release The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is expressing concern regarding nine overdose deaths which are under investigation in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It is the belief of local police and medical officials that these deaths may have been the result of a tranq laced opioid supply. “This is either a much more potent opiate, or there may be something intermixed with it, some sort of sedative that would make it less effective to […]