The Brainard Dispatch is reporting that MN Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Walz are siding with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in their claim the Indian Reservation should be 61,000 acres, rather than the current 4,000 acres. Despite the fact no previous Attorney Generals and Governors have recognized that. The land claims belong in Federal Court. I have no idea why our elected AG and Governor are willing to cede State land. Especially absent a Federal Court Decision. Who do they represent? Not Minnesotans. They didn't even bother to notify Mille Lacs County! We are not talking just woodland, but the communities of Isle, Wahkton, Vineland and part of Onamia! What will this do to property owners? Businesses? Cabin owners? The tourist industry? Tax revenue? Meanwhile down in Minneapolis, Mayor Frey and the City Council have changed the name of Lake Calhoun to Bde Maka Ska, a Dakota name. Frey has stated we are "on occupied land." Does he realize the...
