Mike and Fred Tribble were honored Wednesday evening with a feast and presentation of the video "Crossing the Line".  The video details their courageous feat and ensuing arrest on March 8, 1974, for exercising their off-reservation treaty rights.

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) unveiled their video in honor of these two men at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College in the Pipe Mustache Auditorium.

Dylan Jennings, Director of the Public Information Office at GLIFWC, presented the first of a series of short videos called "Ogichidaa Storytellers". The effort is to produce short and concise educational resources to highlight some of the events that took place in the historic struggle to retain Ojibwe treaty rights.

The five minute video was also preceded by the Walt Bressette video "Tribal Sovereignty", which also mentioned the Tribble Brothers' arrest that would eventually lead to the landmark LCO v. Wisconsin decision and the implementation of off-reservation treaty harvesting. "This is a resource to tell the stories of our Ogichidaa in our communities, the ones that stood up for our rights," said Dylan Jennings.

The event was moderated by Jason Schlender, Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board Member, and concluded with a discussion with Mike and Fred Tribble as well as Chairman Mic Isham. "There's a lot of things when we talk about treaty rights. People think it's just about hunting and fishing...it's not." said Chairman Isham.

"If it wasn't for Larry Leventhal, we wouldn't be where we are today," said Fred Tribble. "He advised us on everything; we knew what we were doing and we just carried it out." Chairman Isham suggested that the video be dedicated to Mr. Leventhal for all of his contributions to the treaty rights struggle.

Fred and Mike attended St. Scholastica College in Duluth, and decided to take a course on Indian Law with instructor Larry Leventhal. One of their assignments was to study treaty rights. In their research, they learned that in the treaties signed by different Ojibwe Bands with the United States there were articles that explicitly stated that the Tribes reserved the right to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory.  "The Treaty Rights fight isn't over," explained Mike Tribble. "There are a lot more things that need to be fought for."

In a display of appreciation, gifts were given to the Tribble brothers by GLIFWC and Tribal Council Members from the Lac Du Flambeau Band for their courageous act.

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On October 24th, the LCO High School students partnered with a group of LCO College students from the American Indian Science Engineering Society (AISES) program to attempt something that has never been done in LCO before. They launched their own weather balloon to collect data, take video, and to experience environmental science from a very different perspective.

LCO Middle School science teacher Tammy Moncel and High School teacher Wendy Fuller led the way in this hands-on learning experiment. There was a lot of collaboration involved in making this project successful. This college bound initiative is a partnership between LCO College and the LCO K-12 School. The science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program is designed to engage juniors and seniors in a relevant, real-world learning experience that is rigorous and diverse. The program is intended to challenge students, while embracing individuality and creativity.

The experiment involved attaching a helium-filled balloon to a launch box which had a GPS tracking device, Go-Pro camera and a data collector. The students are now able to track altitude, temperature, atmospheric pressure and humidity.

During this process, students learned strategic planning, research and analyzing data. All of these skills are an important part to becoming successful in school. "We need kids to know that anything is possible," said Tammy Moncel. "They don't have to worry if they don't understand how to do something as there is always direction."

"I thought it was awesome when we were all sitting outside together collaborating together," commented Wendy Fuller. "It is amazing to see kids inspired and interested in an outdoor project."

High school junior Maria Acosta said, "I want to go in to Chemistry, but I also like teaching so I might want to be a science teacher." James White, AISES member and student at LCO College, said, "It felt encouraging to see these young students get so excited and involved in something that interested all of us."

According to the data released from the tracking device, the weather balloon shifted off course due to the wind conditions that day. This past Tuesday evening, it was over Lake Michigan. The group had planned to pick up the balloon in Ladysmith or Wausau when all the helium was expelled. They are now waiting on confirmation of where the balloon has landed.

Lac Courte Oreilles High School students who participated in the project included Alyssa LaRush, Maria Acosta, Javier Yanez and Leon Guibord. AISES mentors were Marcus Morrow, Adele Morrow, Melissa Knop, James White, Chris White, Nick Quagon, Charity Valentin, Jennifer Trepania and Sue Menzel.

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day my request to vote an absentee ballot.  A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election.  The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.  Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot my be issued.

 

You must make a request for and absentee ballot in writing.

 

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both.  You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.  You may make application for and absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

           

The deadline for make application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is 5:00 pm on the fifth day before the election, November 3, 2016

 

Note:  Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home of a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

 

Voting an absentee ballot in person:

You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

 

See Information Below For Municipal Clerk Contact Information:

 

TOWN OF BASS LAKE, Erica Warshawsky, Clerk, 14412W County Road K, Hayward, WI 54843. Telephone (715) 634-8469. Office hours- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 8:30 am to 3 pm.

 

TOWN OF EDGEWATER, Natalie Clemens, 1470N Wooddale Road, Birchwood, WI 54817.   Telephone (715) 354-7747. In-person absentee voting by appointment.

 

TOWN OF HAYWARD, Bryn Hand, Clerk, P.O. Box 13260, Hayward, WI 54843. Telephone  (715) 634-4123. Office hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 10 am to 3 pm.

 

TOWN OF HUNTER, Patricia Swaffield, 9316N County Road CC, Hayward, WI 54843.

Telephone (715)  462-9429. In-person absentee voting on Mondays 9 am to Noon and by appointment Tuesday-Thursday 9 am to 5 pm.

 

TOWN OF LENROOT, Carol Stone, Clerk, 11720N Hwy. 63, Hayward, WI 54843.

Telephone (715) 634-4509. In-person absentee voting during office hours Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.

 

TOWN OF MENTOR, Clarence Frey, 1544N Cole Lane, Exeland, WI 54835. Telephone (715) 934-2731. In-person voting by appointment- call between 4 pm and 7 pm.

 

TOWN OF ROUND LAKE, Kathy McCoy, Clerk, 10625N County Road A, Hayward, WI 54843. Telephone (715) 462-9271.  In-person voting during office hours- Thursday, Noon- 6 pm and by appointment Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday noon to 7 pm.

 

TOWN OF SAND LAKE, Elaine Nyberg, Clerk. P.O. Box 6 (6058 N Stone Lake Road), Stone Lake, WI 54876. Telephone (715) 865-2006. In person voting by appointment Monday Noon to 2 pm.

 

TOWN OF SPIDER LAKE, Christine Ferda, 5345W State Highway 77, Clam Lake, WI 54517.  Telephone (715) 462-3977. Sin-person absentee voting on Saturday 10 am to 4 pm and by appointment.

 

CITY OF HAYWARD, Lisa Poppe, Clerk, 15889W 3rd Street, P.O. Box 969, Hayward, WI 54843. Telephone (715) 634-2311. Office hours, Monday-Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.

 

TOWN OF STINNETT,  WASHBURN COUNTY, Katie Parks, Clerk, N10361 County Highway M Springbrook, WI 54875. Telephone (715) 634-7308. In-person voting by appointment only, at the Town Hall N10361 County Highway M in Stanbury.

 

Please contact your municipal clerk for the start date.

 

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk's office is November 6, 2016.

 

No in-person absentee voting may occur on the day before the election.

 

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on November 8, 2016. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.