This week, Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany submitted a request to the House Appropriations Committee to prevent the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa from holding Wisconsinites hostage ever again.
The Lac du Flambeau Tribe notified landowners that four roads in Lac du Flambeau would be closed off to access because no resolution was reached in the last ten
Frustration grows in the Lac du Flambeau community over issues related to road access for private property through reservation land.As WXPR previously reported, the Lac du Flambeau Tribe put barricades up on four roads Tuesday blocking people from their homes.The tribal government says the Town of Lac du Flambeau and the involved title companies have not always negotiated fairly over the last 10 years when right-of-way easements expired.The town board held an emergency meeting Thursday.