By Native News Online Staff
From NativeNewsOnline.net
MADISON, Wis.—Six tribes are suing the state of Wisconsin for its planned November wolf hunt, claiming the proposed hunt violates the tribes’ treaty rights.
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lac Courtes Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, St. Croix Chippewa Indians and Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa tribes on Tuesday filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Board.