There are two ways you can obtain a permit:
At the Deer Registration Building or Tribal Natural Resource Department
or
Online via GLIFWC: https://glifwc.nagfa.net/online/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/05/2024
PCHC NOW FULLY OPEN
After weeks of struggle and frustration – for PCHC staff and patients – we can finally announce that PCHC is once again fully operational. All of our health services are available to our patients. Our recovery from the May 13th cyber attack took somewhat longer than originally anticipated, but it was imperative that we take all necessary measures to ensure that our computer system is safe and fully restored.
Dear Tribal Leader,
On behalf the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, I am reaching out to you humbly to inform you of a "divide and conquer" discriminatory act by the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance perpetrated against the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, and to ask for your immediate consideration and assistance.
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Dear Governor Evers,
On behalf of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ("Bad River") and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ("Lac du Flambeau·). we write to you to object to the recent discriminatOJY act perpetrated against us by the State of Wisconsin
(the "State"). On October 31, 2023, the State's Joint Committee on Finance ("Joint Committee·) held a Section 13.1 O Meeting where Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld requested $11,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 in order to supplement the Tribal Assistance Grant Program created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19.
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Dear Sen. Marklein and Rep. Born,
On behalf of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa lndtans ("Bad River") and
the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians rLac du Flambeau"), we write to you to object to the recent discriminatory act perpetrated against us by the State of VVisconsin
(the "State"). On October 31, 2023, the State's Joint Committee on Finance ("Joint Committee") held a Section 13.10 Meeting where Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld
requested $11,000,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 in order to supplement the Tribal Assistance Grant Program created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19.
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The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians issued the following statement on Pollard et al v. Johnson et al., case no. 3:23-cv-135 before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
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The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians offered the following statement on issuing temporary access permits that allow roads with expired easements to re-open as part of a temporary agreement with the Town of Lac du Flambeau.
“The Tribe has agreed to provide temporary access permits to the Town of Lac du Flambeau to open the roads with expired easements to provide a window of opportunity for the Town and the Title Companies to make a viable offer to get this situation resolved,” Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians President John D. Johnson, Sr. said. “The permits are in 30-day increments and the Tribal Council has only authorized three total (90 days) for each road.”
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Lac du Flambeau Tribe Statement On Federal Court Decision
LAC DU FLAMBEAU—MARCH 10 2023—The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians issued the following statement on the recent federal court order in Pollard v. Johnson related to reservation roads access.
“The federal court’s ruling not only denies the plaintiffs’ request for a temporary restraining order, it also calls into question whether the court has jurisdiction to issue an injunction and how the plaintiffs presented their case,” Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal President John D. Johnson, Sr. said. “We feel for the impacted property owners and hope this ruling encourages all property owners to press for immediate action by the ...
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How much is Tribe asking for? Some think it's $10 million while others think it's $20 million. It’s important people understand what the Tribe offered 10 years ago. It’s equally important people understand easements are a common practice granting permission to use another person’s land. What’s uncommon, yet increasingly expected over the last 10 years of negotiating with the Town of Lac du Flambeau and Title Companies, is their refusal to agree to fairly standard easement arrangements, and what appears to be the Town and Title Companies...
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Governor Tony Evers, and members of his administrative team, traveled to Lac du Flambeau on Saturday, February 4th, to meet with the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Council, Tribal Land Management Director, Tribal Administrator, and the Tribe’s legal counsel. The purpose of this meeting was to listen to tribal leaders, as they shared the historical facts behind the events leading to recent road closures on...
February 3, 2023
In light of recent events regarding the recent road closures on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, due to long-expired right-of-way (ROW) issues, a great deal of misinformation has circulated through a number of public media outlets. In order to correct those inaccuracies, the Tribe recently released a public statement, and we feel that an additional statement is critical to share these facts.
