Minnesota

Proper Economic Resource Management, Inc. (PERM)
Contact Person: Mark Rotz, Public Relations Committee
Address: 657 Main Street, Suite 210 - Elk River - Minnesota - 55330
Phone: (763)441-6869
Web Address: http://www.perm.org
e-mail: savemn@perm.org
Number if Members:1,000

Proper Economic Resource Management, Inc. (PERM) is a non-profit conservation club dedicated to balanced solutions to natural resource management issues. PERM is concerned about the effects that allowing unaccountable tribal governments to establish environmental control over non-members will have on the environment. We are worried about how non-republican tribal governments will impact management of public natural resources through off-reservation hunting, fishing and gathering treaty privileges. We are troubled by the lack of rights and Constitutional protections that all citizens, Indian and non-Indian, are faced with when it comes to dealing with tribal governments.

In Minnesota, Indian Tribes are attempting to resurrect reservations that have been legally diminished or disestablished over 100 years ago. A tribal government has sued a non-member private property owner, in their newly created tribal court, for not complying with tribal zoning ordinances on fee owned land within their former reservation boundaries. Several Indian tribes have sued the State of Minnesota to prevent the state from applying conservation laws to band-members on large tracts of land outside any reservation boundaries. Some tribal governments have refused to pay property taxes on land the tribe and its members own in fee. Many tribes are claiming sovereign immunity when attempts have been made to hold them accountable for their actions. These are some of the many issues PERM and our members are dealing with as a result of a failed federal Indian policy.

PERM has raised $1.25 million to challenge tribal claims of jurisdiction over non-members, the right of taxation over non-members, zoning powers on fee land, re-establishment of former reservation boundaries, claims by tribes that they are exempt from paying local property taxes on former reservation fee lands, and claims of special hunting, fishing and gathering rights on millions of acres of off-reservation ceded lands. We have filed legal briefs in several cases at the Federal District Court, Appellate Court and Supreme Court levels. We have argued a treaty rights case at the United States Supreme Court where we lost in a 5-4 split decision. The dissenting minority agreed with every argument we made against the tribesÕ claim for special rights to public natural resources.

In addition to our efforts in the legal arena, PERM has undertaken a massive effort to educate the media, elected officials and the public about the shortcomings of federal Indian policy, and the need for changes that will protect the rights of all citizens.

Mille Lacs Tea Party
P.O. Box 62
Wahkon, MN 56386
web site: http://www.millelacsteaparty.com
Email: lmla@mlec2.net

Who Are We?
The Mille Lacs Tea Party is an ad hoc committee of the Lake Mille Lacs Association, Inc. It is comprised of and welcomes all people who would be adversely affected by the re-establishment of the long since disestablished Mille Lacs Indian Reservation that was created by the Treaty of 1855. It welcomes legal residents, absentee landowners, vacationers and sportsmen who frequent the area, as well as residents of Mille Lacs County and the State of Minnesota, all without regard to race, color or creed.

THE OBJECTIVE of the Mille Lacs Tea Party is to prevent the illegal re-establishment of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation as established by the Treaty of 1855.
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Spokesmen for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, for the U.S. Department of the Interior (BIA) and for the Minnesota DNR have said verbally or in writing that the old disestablished reservation still exists. Our former governor and current attorney general say otherwise.

WE BELIEVE that the Band and the BIA are wrong in light of the fact that the highest court in the land, the United States Supreme Court, ruled in 1913 that the 1855 Reservation no longer exists.

WE ADVOCATE clarifying NOW whether the 61,000 acres in question are under the jurisdiction of Mille Lacs County or the jurisdiction of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Only in so doing can our Mille Lacs community plan for the future in an effective and harmonious manner.

WE OBJECT to potential regulation by a government in which we have no voice or vote.

WE ADVOCATE AND SUPPORT the rights of ALL citizens, regardless of race or culture, and reject the notion that to do so is racist.

OUR AGENDA is strictly one of jurisdiction over territory. This is a legal matter, not a racial issue.

THE MILLE LACS TEA PARTY'S GOAL is to retain our status as U.S. citizens protected by the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution and not be subject to living under the jurisdiction and regulation of an additional government in which we would have no voice or vote. We are dedicated to working toward upholding the law which says that there is no Indian Reservation in Mille Lacs County. According to a 1913 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the 61,000 acre reservation established by the Treaty of 1855 was disestablished and no longer exists. The 61,000 acre area in question includes the Townships of South Harbor, Kathio and Isle Harbor and the cities of Isle, Wahkon and Onamia.

Please join us:
Yearly membership - $25.00
Donation - $______________

Make Checks Payable to: Lake Mille Lacs Associations/Tea Party

Lake Mille Lacs Association, Inc
Box 205, Wahkon, MN 56386
Phone: (320) 676-1035
Web Page: www.lakemillelacsassociation.com
Email: lmla@mlec2.net

The Mission of the Lake Mille Lacs Association, Inc. is to serve as an advocate for the protection and enhancement of Mille Lacs Lake, to insure its preservation for future generations, and also as an advocate for those individuals that love and appreciate the lake as a valuable economic and natural resource.

One area of concern for local property owners is a boundary dispute with the Mille Lacs Band Indian Tribe over the locations of their reservation boundaries.

The Mille Lacs Band continues to work toward its goal to re-establish the 1855 reservation. By establishing "mutual consent" precedents such as Memorandums of Understanding, recognition of former reservation boundaries through Federal bureaucracies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the EPA and others, the Mille Lacs Band marches toward their goal of territorial jurisdiction. The goal of this committee is to inform the public of this threat to our form of Government and to help area residents understand their private property and civil rights may be in jeopardy. Loss of jurisdiction to a tribal government where only tribal members can vote would change the Mille Lacs area. Currently, the City of Garrison and the west side of Mille Lacs are working with tribal government to build a sewage treatment facility for this region.

If accepted as proposed, the Mille Lacs Band will be the for-profit owners and operators of this facility. A sewage district for the Garrison/west side residents has been created, while the trust land and tribally owned facilities are not in the sewer district. Since both parties will be using the plant, (paid for by tax dollars), both parties must be included in the sewer district. Questions raised at the Garrison public hearing as well as recommendations made by the MLLWMG remain unanswered. It is important that citizens affected by this treatment facility get in touch with their local elected officials to ask questions. This committee will continue to work to find solutions to the jurisdictional questions that are of concern to area residents. Understanding the problem is the first step to finding a solution. Our intention is to provide information so a solution can be found.

Tulaby Lake Assoc.
Rt 2, Box 306
Waubun, MN 56589
Wally Pfeiffer
Phone 218-734-2219

Organized 40 years ago as a lake association. We find our self dealing with more and more problems cause by Federal Indian Policy gone amuck. We are dealing with tribal police and game wardens and it is not working out well - very frustrating.

We are members of CERA and believe in One Nation and One Law.

Big Elbow-Little Bemidji Lakes Assoc
Contact: Robert Buchanan
9375 N Street
Omaha, NE 68127

Formed in l975 as a social gathering on Big Elbow Lake on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota. We are dealing with walleye netting by the tribe and jurisdictional issues that are similar in Indian Country through out the United States. We are supportive of the efforts of CERA and PERM and have contributed to both organizations.

	Mille Lacs Tea Party P.O. Box 62 Wahkon, MN 56386 web site: http://www.millelacsteaparty.com Email: lmla@mlec2.net Who Are We? The Mille Lacs Tea Party is an ad hoc committee of the Lake Mille Lacs Association, Inc. It is comprised of and welcomes all people who would be adversely affected by the re-establishment of the long since disestablished Mille Lacs Indian Reservation that was created by the Treaty of 1855. It welcomes legal residents, absentee landowners, vacationers and sportsmen who frequent the area, as well as residents of Mille Lacs County and the State of Minnesota, all without regard to race, color or creed. THE OBJECTIVE of the Mille Lacs Tea Party is to prevent the illegal re-establishment of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation as established by the Treaty of 1855. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spokesmen for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, for the U.S. Department of the Interior (BIA) and for the Minnesota DNR have said verbally or in writing that the old disestablished reservation still exists. Our former governor and current attorney general say otherwise. WE BELIEVE that the Band and the BIA are wrong in light of the fact that the highest court in the land, the United States Supreme Court, ruled in 1913 that the 1855 Reservation no longer exists. WE ADVOCATE clarifying NOW whether the 61,000 acres in question are under the jurisdiction of Mille Lacs County or the jurisdiction of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Only in so doing can our Mille Lacs community plan for the future in an effective and harmonious manner. WE OBJECT to potential regulation by a government in which we have no voice or vote. WE ADVOCATE AND SUPPORT the rights of ALL citizens, regardless of race or culture, and reject the notion that to do so is racist. OUR AGENDA is strictly one of jurisdiction over territory. This is a legal matter, not a racial issue. THE MILLE LACS TEA PARTY'S GOAL is to retain our status as U.S. citizens protected by the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution and not be subject to living under the jurisdiction and regulation of an additional government in which we would have no voice or vote. We are dedicated to working toward upholding the law which says that there is no Indian Reservation in Mille Lacs County. According to a 1913 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the 61,000 acre reservation established by the Treaty of 1855 was disestablished and no longer exists. The 61,000 acre area in question includes the Townships of South Harbor, Kathio and Isle Harbor and the cities of Isle, Wahkon and Onamia. Please join us: Yearly membership - $25.00 Donation - $______________ Make Checks Payable to: Lake Mille Lacs Associations/Tea Party
	Lake Mille Lacs Association, Inc Box 205, Wahkon, MN 56386 Phone: (320) 676-1035 Web Page: www.lakemillelacsassociation.com Email: lmla@mlec2.net The Mission of the Lake Mille Lacs Association, Inc. is to serve as an advocate for the protection and enhancement of Mille Lacs Lake, to insure its preservation for future generations, and also as an advocate for those individuals that love and appreciate the lake as a valuable economic and natural resource. One area of concern for local property owners is a boundary dispute with the Mille Lacs Band Indian Tribe over the locations of their reservation boundaries. The Mille Lacs Band continues to work toward its goal to re-establish the 1855 reservation. By establishing "mutual consent" precedents such as Memorandums of Understanding, recognition of former reservation boundaries through Federal bureaucracies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the EPA and others, the Mille Lacs Band marches toward their goal of territorial jurisdiction. The goal of this committee is to inform the public of this threat to our form of Government and to help area residents understand their private property and civil rights may be in jeopardy. Loss of jurisdiction to a tribal government where only tribal members can vote would change the Mille Lacs area. Currently, the City of Garrison and the west side of Mille Lacs are working with tribal government to build a sewage treatment facility for this region. If accepted as proposed, the Mille Lacs Band will be the for-profit owners and operators of this facility. A sewage district for the Garrison/west side residents has been created, while the trust land and tribally owned facilities are not in the sewer district. Since both parties will be using the plant, (paid for by tax dollars), both parties must be included in the sewer district. Questions raised at the Garrison public hearing as well as recommendations made by the MLLWMG remain unanswered. It is important that citizens affected by this treatment facility get in touch with their local elected officials to ask questions. This committee will continue to work to find solutions to the jurisdictional questions that are of concern to area residents. Understanding the problem is the first step to finding a solution. Our intention is to provide information so a solution can be found.
	Tulaby Lake Assoc. Rt 2, Box 306 Waubun, MN 56589 Wally Pfeiffer Phone 218-734-2219 Organized 40 years ago as a lake association. We find our self dealing with more and more problems cause by Federal Indian Policy gone amuck. We are dealing with tribal police and game wardens and it is not working out well - very frustrating. We are members of CERA and believe in One Nation and One Law.
	Big Elbow-Little Bemidji Lakes Assoc Contact: Robert Buchanan 9375 N Street Omaha, NE 68127 Formed in l975 as a social gathering on Big Elbow Lake on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota. We are dealing with walleye netting by the tribe and jurisdictional issues that are similar in Indian Country through out the United States. We are supportive of the efforts of CERA and PERM and have contributed to both organizations.