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On this day, Jan. 25, in 1983, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a ruling that confirmed the rights of Lake Superior Ojibwe to hunt, fish and gather on off-reservation lands. It was a huge advancement in treaty rights for many Ojibwe tribes in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Anton Treuer, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Ojibwe language professor at Bemidji State University, joined host Cathy Wurzer to look back at the historic decision.

We also heard a clip from the 1985 MPR documentary “

American Indians in the 1980s: New Struggles for Old Rights

” that captured the turmoil and violence surrounding the decision. The documentary was produced by Jerry Cassidy and provided by the MPR Archive.

Learn more about the treaties that apply to Minnesota and Wisconsin in the virtual “

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On Jan. 25, 1983, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed the treaty rights of Lake Superior Ojibwe to hunt, fish and gather on off-reservation lands. Professor Anton Treuer looked back at the historic ruling — and the turmoil and violence surrounding it — with host Cathy Wurzer.

On this day in MN history: Landmark decision protects Ojibwe hunting, fishing treaty rights

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