Six northern Wisconsin tribes ask Obama to stop G-TAC’s proposed open pit iron mine

WPR reports that six of Wisconsin’s northern tribes have written to president Obama asking him to have the Department of the Interior  prepare legal action to protect the ceded territories in accordance with the treaties of 1837, 1842 and 1854. The tribes maintain that iron mining in the Penokee Hills will…

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Governor Walker Will Talk To Eleven Tribes But Just Not to One

Before I get accused of ignoring the rest of the world of politics in favor of teasing Governor Walker, I’ll announce that this is the last governor post for February 2012…no…really! But isn’t it just a little bit interesting that Governor Walker will talk to eleven Wisconsin Native American tribes…

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