Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Babaamaajimowinan (Telling of news in different places)
Nothing New, Your Elected Red Lake Tribal Government has issued Licenses for 70 Years
"You're welcome to visit scenic historical Red Lake Indian Reservation." “'Bring your camera."
Close¬up of the Centerfold. Fishing. "Although angling is not permitted by non-members on Lower Red Lake and Upper Red Lake within the reservation boundaries, twenty-five pristine lakes are available for fishing by non-members." Again, a guide is required as well as a Red Lake and Minnesota fishing license. (the Minnesota license is not needed on the Rez, but will be needed if the fishers get pulled over off-rez)
Visitors brochure from the mid-90's under the Whitefeather administration. This brochure was widely distributed on and off the reservation.
A welcome from Chairman Whitefeather. "We hope that you will take the time to experience Red Lake. We are proud of our history and are willing to share that history with you. The Anishinaabe heritage and tradition are preserved at Red Lake because of the foresight of our ancestors who refused to participate in the Dawes Allotment Act of 1887."
Centerfold of the Visitor Brochure about hunting and fishing opportunities.
Close¬up of the centerfold. Hunting. "Migratory waterfowl may be hunted in designated areas on the reservation that must be adhered to including the scenic Kiwosay Wildlife Area on the West end. All hunters must have an Indian guide. Small game may be taken ONLY on the ceded lands and the Northwest angle." (those lands not within the conterminous block of the Reservation) Large game may only be taken at the Northwest Angle.
Centerfold map. Shows areas where fishing, smaller lakes; hunting waterfowl (the Kiwosay); small game, ceded lands; and big game, Northwest Angle.
Close¬up with narrative, showing the Kiwosay Wildlife refuge and the smaller lakes.
Visitors guide produced during the Roger Jourdain Administration circa 1964.
In a recent press release, a headline stated that, "Red Lake Opens Smaller Lakes to Non-Member Fishers." The headline may have been misinterpreted or misleading, and may have led some Red Lake members to thinking that this was something new. It is not new. If one read further, one would see that this referred to "new" fishing packages offered by Seven Clans Casinos. One would have also read that Red Lake has been open to non-member fishers for decades. Research shows that fishing smaller lakes has been a policy since 1942.
The purpose for licensing non-members is to employ Red Lake members as fishing guides and to bring badly needed dollars to the Red Lake Reservation. It should be noted that fishing guides are a requirement for any non-member fishing the smaller lakes only. The big lake is not open to non-members (according to the press release) nor is it ever likely to be. Non-members may obtain a fishing license for a price from the Red Lake Conservation Department located at Public Safety.
Controlled Tourism In Effect Since Peter Graves
Red Lake under Chairman Roger Jourdain produced a tourism brochure in the mid-sixties to not only encourage fishers and hunters, but other tourism as well and even established the boys and girls "Indian Guides" to escort tourists.
Former Chairman Bobby Whitefeather also produced a brochure entitled "Experience the Red Lake Nation." Fishing and hunting were highlighted as well as attending powwows, touring the Red Lake Fisheries, and other interesting attractions. This was widely distributed in off-reservation Chambers of Commerce and was in a brochure rack at Tribal Headquarters for years.
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