Fond du Lac Band seminar

[Lee Borgersen]

Field reports: Fond du Lac Band offers free seminar

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is hosting a free seminar aimed at non-tribal members to better explain the treaty rights under which tribal members use to hunt, fish and gather across much of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The event is free and open to the public, set for 2:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth (parking at the aquarium is $5.) It's aimed at anyone who wants to know more about treaty rights.


The event comes just as tribal members, much as their ancestors did in centuries past, are preparing to spear and net fish after ice leaves Northland lakes. Those rights were affirmed by federal court rulings decades ago covering areas ceded to the U.S, government under treaties with the Lake Superior Chippewa bands.

Ann McCammon-Soltis, director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, will be the moderator, and the program will include Jon Gilbert, the commission's biological services director, laying out the treaty fishing management framework, followed by Brian Borkholder, Fond du Lac fisheries biologist, speaking about how the band implements its off-reservation fisheries management, including population surveys, seasons, stocking/radio tracking, etc.

Several tribal leaders and members will speak about what the exercise of treaty fishing rights means to them and their ability to feed their families and communities. There will also be a time for audience questions. (hang on ta yer hats fur dat part.)

For more information contact Nancy Schuldt, Fond du Lac water projects coordinator, at nancyschuldt@fdlrez.com.

[Leech~~]

Will they be explaining the Art of "free float nets" and how well they work?   

[glenn57]

yea i could not attend that!  would not be good for health reasons.

[Lee Borgersen]

yea i could not attend that!  would not be good for health reasons.

Come on Glenn!   We were just gunna ask ya ta represent MNO and have ya video da  audience questions.

(There will also be a time for audience questions. (hang on ta yer hats fur dat part.)

[Steve-o]

The event comes just as tribal members, much as their ancestors did in centuries past, are preparing to spear and net fish ...

Yeah, I don't think so.

[Rebel SS]

Ya, right.   *urp*

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[glenn57]

yea i could not attend that!  would not be good for health reasons.

Come on Glenn!   We were just gunna ask ya ta represent MNO and have ya video da  audience questions.

(There will also be a time for audience questions. (hang on ta yer hats fur dat part.)

sorry bud........prior commitments. however Reb's would be a good alternate!!!!!!!!!! he could bring his pet squirrel!!!!!!!

[Rebel SS]

That fat kid might eat him.....