Don Wedll

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• Restored tribal land ends uncertainty for a family living on Mille Lacs Lake

  MPR’s Melissa Olson reports on the restoration of 18 acres on the south side of Mille Lacs Lake. The action means an end to decades of uncertainty for one family.  

  Aug. 22, 20247 minSave
• Mainstreet Radio: Treaty Rights and Tribal Sovereignty, part 1

  A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from Mille Lacs Indian Museum, highlighting Indian treaty rights and Native American sovereignty. Rachel Reabe interviews Don Wedll, Commissioner of Natural Resources for the Mill Lacs Band of Ojibwe; Doug Sam, tribal elder; and Henry Van Offelen, treaty biologist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Group discussion includes spearfishing topic and answering audience/listener questions.

  Apr. 21, 199854 minSave
• The evolution of Native American sovereignty

  As part of Mainstreet Radio’s Treaty Rights and Tribal Sovereignty series, Catherine Winter presents report on the concept called tribal sovereignty, and a look at the where this complex set of rules comes from, and how it affects Indian people today. Report includes various interviews with tribe members.

  Apr. 17, 1998Save