Fish in the lakes, wild rice, and game in abundance : testimony on behalf of Mille Lacs Ojibwe hunting and fishing rights / James M. McClurken, compiler ; with Charles E. Cleland ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McClurken, James M.

Cleland, Charles E., 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Hunting--Law and legislation--Minnesota.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Fishing--Law and legislation--Minnesota.

Ojibwa Indians--Minnesota--Treaties.

Ojibwa Indians.

Mille Lacs Indian Reservation (Minn.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (583 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On 13 August 1990 members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota for interfering with the hunting, fishing, and gathering rights that had been guaranteed to them in an 1837 treaty with the United States. In order to interpret the treaty the courts had to consider historical circumstances, the intentions of the parties, and the treaty's implementation. The Mille Lacs Band faced a mammoth challenge. How does one argue the Native side of the case when all historical documentation was written by non- Natives? The Mille Lacs selected six

Contents:

section 1. Primary testimony presented on behalf of the Mille Lacs band in Minnesota v. Mille Lacs band of Chippewa Indians (97-1337)

section 3. Supporting testimony.

Notes:

Table of contents omits section 2.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60917-155-1

0-585-31537-X

OCLC:

45730992