OUR SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IT OPENS BEST WITH MOZILLA FIREFOX OR SAFARI WEB BROWSER THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE  “ABOUT THE GINEW” Ginew – an Ojibway word for “Golden Eagles,” has long been associated with Ogichida (warrior) societies among the Anishinabe of the Great Lakes region. The adoption of the name “The Ginew” by this group of modern day warriors was inspired by a dream. A dream about duality, life and death, peace and war, and the paradox that… “Sometimes for there to be life, there must also be death (figuratively). Sometimes you have to be a warrior in order to have peace, a peaceful warrior and a warrior for peace.” Debashkeenjgweinini (Paco Fralick) Wabizhashi in doh daim |
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PLEASE DONATE TO THE GINEW SUPPORT FUND  Our efforts to restore truth, honesty, and fairness to our government do not come without a cost. All who are concerned about the future of our tribal lands, finances, health and general welfare have and are paying a huge price for what this current tribal council has done to us. They have paid with their worries, tears, and fears that they have had to endure. Our children and future generations will also have to pay for our mistakes. |
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LDF PROTESTERS ARE RELEASED ON BOND MARCH 28, 2008 by Ana Davis - Special to the Daily NewsThe Lac du Flambeau tribal members who were arrested Wednesday for breaking into the William Wildcat tribal center and staging an attempted coup that lasted 14 hours were released yesterday on signature bonds of between $250 and $500, with a return court date set for May 7, 2008. Those arrested, including Dorothy Thoms, Anita Kosher, Brandon Thoms, Chris Fralick, Gus Theobald, Goldie Larson, Michael Bodeau, Rhonda Snow and Betty Jack, were also barred from being in the tribal buildings at the same time, even to attend council meetings. Vilas County Assistant District Attorney David Breedlove further asked court commissioner Calvin Burton to ban contact between two of the protesters Fralick and Brandon Thoms, but this was overruled. Meanwhile, BIA regional director Terry Virden was scheduled to meet with council members and concerned tribal members on the reservation yesterday afternoon to discuss complaints of corruption, fraud and mismanagement among certain members of the tribal government. It is these claims of corruption, particularly in regards to several off-reservation business investments totaling approximately $65 million, which sparked Wednesday’s tumultuous events. “We need to find out where this money has gone,” said council member Tom Maulson during Wednesday’s siege. “Millions of dollars have left the reservation, spent on projects out there that we don’t even know about.” |
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OPPOSITION OCCUPIES TRIBAL CENTER MARCH 26, 2008 By Ana Davis - Special to the Daily NewsA 14-hour siege of the tribal government headquarters ended peacefully yesterday afternoon, with the arrest of a group of ten protesters who had forced their way into the building in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Arrested were Dorothy Thoms, Anita Kosher, Brandon Thoms, Penny Thoms, Chris Fralick, Gus Theobald, Goldie Larson, Michael Bodeau, Rhonda Snow and Betty Jack. Members of the Bureau of Indian Affairs arrived at the reservation by late morning to participate in negotiations and, according to reports, representatives from state and federal agencies, including Carl Artman, assistant secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will be travelling to the reservation today to conduct investigations and a forensic audit of tribal spending, and hold meetings with members of the protest group. While there was no violence from protesters inside the building, or from the many tribal members who came out to show their support, people were angry at the massive police presence from Vilas, Oneida, Lincoln and Forest counties, particularly when officers threw a 16-year-old girl to the ground and pepper-sprayed 20-year-old Joe Poupart. “The police tossed a young girl to the ground,” Poupart said, rubbing his eyes, “and I was stepping forward to help her.” |
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| Police and emergency officials carry hoses toward a crowd gathered in front of the William Wildcat Tribal Center in Lac du Flambeau Wednesday afternoon, while those who entered the center earlier that morning were loaded into a police transport vehicle. Nathan Bortz photo |
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| Nathan Bortz photo A protester stands in front of the William Wildcat Tribal Center in Lac du Flambeau early Wednesday morning five hours after tribal members entered the tribal center. | |
LAC DU FLAMBEAU STANDOFF ENDS PEACEFULLYMarch 28, 2008 It took more than 15 hours, 10 law enforcement agencies and many attempts at reaching an agreement before members of the Lac du Flambeau tribe surrendered their ground within the William Wildcat Tribal Center Wednesday afternoon.
The surrender came after 10 members of a group calling themselves the "Ginews" (The Golden Eagles) forced entry into the building shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday morning and demanded their terms be met.
According to tribal council member Tom Maulson, terms were reached between the Ginews and tribal leaders regarding the request for a forensic audit of all tribal activities for the past eight years.
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