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Jan 28, 2020

Menominee tribe loses appeal over Back Forty mine permit

By Michaela Paukner [email protected] Despite acknowledging that federal agencies had given the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin a “runaround”, a federal appeals court ruled against the tribe this week in a lawsuit over a permit for the Back Forty mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Aquila Resources would operate the open-pit ore mine on 83 acres by […]

Jun 12, 2018

Former tribal officer sentenced in child exploitation case

A former Menominee tribal police officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to sexually exploit a child.

May 15, 2016

Menominee tribe awaits judge’s ruling in hemp lawsuit

The leader of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin says it won't plant a new crop of industrial hemp until a federal judge resolves the tribe's lawsuit against the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.

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