State of the Tribes hints at toll of COVID-19 pandemic, focuses on Native American rights and environment
State of the Tribes hints at toll of COVID-19 pandemic, focuses on Native American rights and environment Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © WisEye John Johnson Sr., president of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, one of six Ojibwe tribes in the state, delivers the State of the Tribes speech to the state Legislature on Tuesday. The president of one of the six Ojibwe tribes in Wisconsin did not dwell long on the COVID-19 pandemic or its devastating impact on casinos, which are an economic engine for tribes, in the annual State of the Tribes speec...