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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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Former UW Badgers Star, Ho Chunk Tribal Member Shares His Story with LCO Students
LCO News Press Release Former UW Badgers basketball star and Ho Chunk tribal member, Bronson Koenig, came to the Lac Courte Oreilles...
joemorey
Jan 132 min read
Help Fight Cancer with a Special Event
Submitted Press Release Sawyer County Relay for Life Calling all churches, healthcare organizations, businesses, community groups or...
joemorey
Jan 133 min read
Hayward Food Shelf Celebrates 40 Year and Going Strong
By Sandy Fuller HCFS Chair The Hayward Community Food Shelf is celebrating its 40th year of operation. In 1985, a small group of...
joemorey
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Enforcement Campaign Begins
Wisconsin State Patrol Press Release Gift a sober ride this season The Wisconsin State Patrol is joined by law enforcement agencies...
joemorey
Dec 15, 20242 min read
What is the Most Important Retirement Asset?
By Don Posh IndiGO Rarely does a day go by without the reminder of saving for retirement. The amount of money we have stashed over the...
joemorey
Nov 21, 20241 min read
TGB Votes to Give Tribal Elders $200 Christmas Bonus in Addition to $750 Disbursement
By Joe Morey News Editor At their weekly meeting on Monday, Nov. 18, the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board unanimously approved...
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Nov 18, 20241 min read
LCO Clinic Director of Nursing Named LCO Ojibwe University Alumni of the Year
LCO Ojibwe University Press Release To top off a festive Alumni Gala evening, President Russell Swagger announced to the cheers of...
joemorey
Nov 12, 20243 min read
LCO Tribe Launches Fentanyl Awareness Campaign Project FALCON
By Bill Trepanier LCO Secretary-Treasurer Lac Courte Oreilles, WI – The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Governing Board is proud to announce...
joemorey
Nov 4, 20242 min read
School is Back in Session
By Don Posh IndiGO We may question, I have been out of school for years, so how does this affect me? So much of what we have become can...
joemorey
Sep 17, 20242 min read
LCO Housing Authority Conveys Ownership of Former Reserve Elder Center and Two Community Centers to TGB
By Joe Morey News Editor Over the past coupe of months, the LCO Housing Authority has conveyed ownership of two community centers and the...
joemorey
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Meet Jodee Smith, New Dean of Careers and Technical Education at LCOOU
LCO Ojibwe University Press Release The new Dean of Careers and Technical Education (CTE) Jodee “Zhaawanukwe” Smith has been using...
joemorey
Sep 10, 20242 min read
LCO Ojibwe University Recognizes New Hires and Promotions
LCOOU Press Release We welcomed and celebrated several new hires and staff promotions in the past few months at Lac Courte Oreilles...
joemorey
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Memorial Day Event at Kinnamon Recognizes LCO Purple Heart Recipients
A special ceremony was held at the Kinnamon Museum on Memorial Day to honor LCO’s own Purple Heart recipients. The recipients were...
joemorey
Jun 30, 20241 min read
Long Time Boys and Girls Club Director Resigns for Role at National Level
By Joe Morey News Editor After 25 years of service at the Boys & Girls Club of Lac Courte Oreilles, Heather DiCosimo is leaving her...
joemorey
Jun 30, 20242 min read
St. Francis Solanus Parish Celebrates Church’s Centennial
Isaac Hopke Special to the Catholic Herald St. Francis Solanus Mission in Reserve celebrated the 100-year anniversary of its locally...
joemorey
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Master Craftsman Whose Metal and Woodworking Equipment Donated to LCOOU is Remembered
By Danielle R. Krol Stepdaughter of Oscar Mattle On July 25, 2022, the Cable, WI community lost a dear friend and a legendary figure,...
joemorey
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Groundbreaking Held for Campus Expansion of the LCO Ojibwe University
LCOOU Press Release Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University held a ceremony to commemorate the groundbreaking of its new student housing...
joemorey
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Curtis DeCora Hired as New Hayward High Basketball Coach
By Ross Patterman Writer for Sawyer County Gazette There will be a new face prowling the sidelines for the Hayward Hurricanes boys’...
joemorey
May 29, 20249 min read
LCOOU Celebrates 44 Graduates and 12 Master's Graduates at Commencement Ceremony
LCOOU Press Release (photos after article) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University celebrated 44 undergraduates and 12 master’s degree...
joemorey
May 29, 20244 min read
LCOOU’s CFO Among First-Ever Group of Master of Science in Business Management Candidates
LCO Ojibwe University Press Release Born-and-raised LCO member Lydia DeNasha is our University’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Her...
joemorey
May 22, 20242 min read
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