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Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
We, the Anishinabeg, the people of Odaawaa-Zaaga'iganiing, the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, will sustain our heritage, preserving our past, strengthening our present, and embracing our future. We will defend our inherent sovereign rights and safeguard Mother Earth. We will provide for the educational, health, social welfare, and economic stability of the present and future generations.
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LCO Tribe Will Soon Have It's Own Public Defender in the Courts
By Joe Morey News Editor LCO Secretary-Treasurer Bill Trepanier recently attended a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) meeting in the Twin...
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Feb 14, 20242 min read
Little Guy Proposes Dealing with Blood Quantum by Declaring all 1940 Members as Full Bloods
By Joe Morey News Editor LCO Tribal Governing Board (TGB) member Gary “Little Guy” Clause is preparing to propose a new change to the Lac...
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Feb 14, 20243 min read
TGB Declares Tribal Essential Service Vehicles Exempt from Road Bans
Sheriff Says He Will Still Cite Tribal Vehicles LCO Tribal Governing Board Press Release The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior...
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Feb 14, 20241 min read
Local Fentanyl Awareness Team Shares Tragic Impact on Wisconsin
By Mark Mantey Sawyer County Fentanyl Awareness Team Fentanyl is involved in more deaths of Americans under 50 than any cause of death,...
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Feb 14, 20244 min read
Vice Chairman Shuman Says State Needs to Honor Gaming Exclusivity for Tribes
By Joe Morey News Editor The annual Wisconsin state-tribal consultation for the Department of Revenue and the Department of...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
Tribal Delegation Addresses Local Taxation of Fee Simple Land with Department of Revenue
By Joe Morey News Editor A state-tribal consultation was held in Black River Falls on Dec. 6, 2023, hosted by the Ho-Chunk Tribe, where...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read
Constitution Revision Group Meets Thursdays In Hopes to Change Tribal Government Structure
By Joe Morey News Editor A group of Elders and community members has been meeting regularly for the past couple of years with a goal of...
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Jan 22, 20243 min read
General Membership Meeting Held at Big Fish Event Center
By Joe Morey News Editor Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Chairman Louis Taylor welcomed a group of about 80 tribal members to an LCO General...
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Jan 21, 20244 min read
TGB Seeks to Get State-Owned Swamp Lands Returned to Tribe
By Joe Morey News Editor LCO Vice Chairman Tweed Shuman attended a state/tribal consultation at Stockbridge Munsee Tribe and met with...
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Jan 15, 20243 min read
Michigan Woman with Ties to LCO Appointed to Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Dec. 21, 2023) – A Holland woman was among a number of appointees to state panels announced by the office of...
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Jan 15, 20241 min read
Relative of Murdered MN Woman Seeks to Have MMIW License Plate Made in Wisconsin
By Joe Morey News Editor In honor and recognition of her cousin, Desiree “Desi” Frederick, who was murdered in Alexandria, MN, on Nov....
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Jan 15, 20243 min read
Four Local Fire Departments Attend Training Course with New LCO Ladder Fire Truck
By Joe Morey News Editor After receiving a new ladder truck delivered to LCO on Dec. 3rd, training was planned and occurred on January...
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Jan 15, 20241 min read
2023: Counting Down the Top 35 News Stories of the Year
LCO News counts down its top 35 stories of 2023 by total views on the website lcotribe.com. Stories ranged from economic development with...
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Dec 27, 202315 min read
TGB Extends Curfew Order 90 Days After Recommendation from Police Chief
By Joe Morey News Editor The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board unanimously approved extending the Emergency Curfew Order an...
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Dec 26, 20236 min read
Duluth Drug Bust Aided by LCO Police Seizes Large Amount of Fentanyl, Meth, Cash
Editor’s Note: The following drug bust occurred in Duluth with assistance from Lac Courte Oreilles Police’s drug investigator. LCO Police...
joemorey
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Biden Signs Order to Give Tribes Easier Access to Federal Funds
By Joe Morey News Editor President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order at the 2023 Tribal Nations Summit in Washington D.C. on Wednesday,...
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Dec 7, 20235 min read
Chairman Taylor Recognizes ARPA Department Management of Many Projects
By Joe Morey News Department Last week, the ARPA Department reported most large projects under their management were either completed or...
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Dec 7, 20232 min read
TGB Announces Times and Location for Winter Assistance Check Pick Up
LCO TGB Press Release Greetings LCO Tribal Members. When the Tribal Governing Board discussed the annual Elder Christmas checks to LCO...
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Dec 5, 20231 min read
LCO Child Support Director Addresses U.S. House Committee on Strengthening Child Support Enforcement
By Joe Morey News Editor LCO Child Support Director Sue Smith and Marley Corbine, deputy clerk of the LCO Tribal Court and mother of LCO...
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Dec 5, 20235 min read
Tribe Welcomes New Hayward Town Chair and Hopes to Hold Dialogue on Long-Standing Issues
By Joe Morey News Editor After the Town of Hayward supervisors appointed former chairman Gary Gedart to fill the unexpired term of...
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Nov 30, 20235 min read
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