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Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
We, the Anishinabeg, the people of Odaawaa-Zaaga'iganiing, the Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe, will sustain our heritage, preserving our past, strengthening our present, and embracing our future. We will defend our inherent sovereign rights and safeguard Mother Earth. We will provide for the educational, health, social welfare, and economic stability of the present and future generations.
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joemorey
Jun 20, 20245 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Vern Martin
By Joe Morey News Editor Vern Martin, an esteemed member of our community, embodies the spirit of service and dedication. Born in 1941,...
joemorey
Feb 28, 20244 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Lois Demarr
Today I had the great pleasure of interviewing our next Elder, Lois Demarr, a jolly ole soul who lives to love people and the rez....
joemorey
Feb 28, 202411 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Robert Jack
By Joe Moreno Write for the LCO News Robert Jack, a name that may first have been aired in Stone Lake in 1957, where and when this...
joemorey
Feb 28, 20249 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Johnny Boy Corbine
By Joe Moreno Writer for the LCO News It was on a mid-summer day that a boy who would later in life become affectionately known as Johnny...
joemorey
Feb 28, 202413 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Marie Kuykendall
LCO News: Tell us a bit about yourself. Marie: I’m Marie Baker Kuykendall, born in December 1942 in Chief Lake, Wisconsin to Lois O’...
joemorey
Feb 28, 202414 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Diane Sullivan
LCO News: Tell us a bit about yourself. Diane: So, first of all thank you for asking me to be interviewed, it’s an honor. I think the...
joemorey
Feb 28, 20246 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Lorraine Smith
If you didn’t know her, you wouldn’t guess our next elder to be over 60, but this proud Ojibwe woman has proven to have, thus far, long...
joemorey
Feb 23, 20236 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Florence Thayer
LCO News: Share with us who you are growing up here at LCO, who family is. Flo: I’ve lived here all my life raised in the Riverside...
joemorey
Feb 23, 20234 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Linda Stone
LCO News: Tell us about growing up here at LCO Linda: I didn’t move here until I was in my teens. Sometimes it’s hard to remember, but I...
joemorey
Feb 23, 202317 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Rosalie Gokee
Rose: My English name is Rosalie Gokee. My mother is from Queuing and my father was from Red Cliff. I am 63 years old. I grew up in New...
joemorey
Feb 10, 20237 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Ramona Ingerson
LCO News: So where did you grow up, were you on the reservation your whole life? Mona: No, I only came back to the Rez. I was born here...
joemorey
Feb 10, 20239 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Barb Lacapa
LCO News: What department at the health center do you work with? Barb: I work on the accounts payable. LCO News: So, you're on the...
joemorey
Feb 10, 202314 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Margaret Diamond, Former LCO Chairwoman
LCO News: So we're just looking for kind of biography stuff. And it is all about you. What was your life like growing up and where were...
joemorey
Feb 10, 202313 min read
ELDER RECOGNTION: George Morrow
George: My name is George Morrow Jr. I was born in 1954 on February 15. LCO News: Where were your parents living when you were born?...
joemorey
Feb 2, 20237 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Delores Denasha
Delores DeNasha served as the Tribe’s Enrollment Director for a long time, and in 2022, she was chosen as Anishinabe Ikwe for the LCO...
joemorey
Feb 2, 202311 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Cleo White
LCO News: Tell me a bit about yourself. Maybe start with your parents, where your parents met and where you were born and where you were...
joemorey
Feb 2, 202312 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Elaine Smith, LCO Chief Judge
LCO News: How do you like the new courthouse? Elaine: Well, are you talking about the Sawyer County one? LCO News: LCO’s new addition to...
joemorey
Feb 2, 202314 min read
ELDER RECOGNITION: Sylvia Bracklin
LCO News: So where were you born? Sylvia: I was born in the village of Whitefish here on the reservation upstairs in our house, my dad's...
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