However, after Wisconsin became a state, state and local officials frequently assumed statehood superseded Ojibwe treaty rights and regulated or prohibited off-reservation hunting, fishing and ...

where Ojibwe people practiced spearfishing of walleye before the public fishing season opened. This was after the courts had affirmed Ojibwe treaty rights to fish, hunt and harvest in the Ceded ...

ST. PAUL — Anglers on Mille Lacs Lake will have the opportunity to harvest two walleye daily during the upcoming open water ...

“The safety of Ojibwe fishers is a top priority for the DNR. The agency fully supports legally protected Ojibwe treaty rights and tribal sovereignty,” said DNR Secretary Karen Hyun.

23, state-licensed anglers caught and kept a whopping 43,000 pounds of perch, grossly exceeding the annual perch allotment set by the DNR and eight Ojibwe tribes that retain fishing rights by treaty.