Anniversaries Of Treaty Rights Court Decisions Celebrated, And Music By Janie & The Spokes

On Friday, March 8, the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians celebrates 50 years of the Gurnoe Decision, a 1970s court ruling that affirmed the Red Cliff and Bad River bands’ fishing rights in Lake Superior. Last fall, the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission marked 40 years since the Voigt Decision, a related ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals that upheld similar rights for the Lac Courte Oreilles Band.

The Gurnoe Decision is discussed in “Lifting The Nets,” an audio/video presentation produced by the GLIFWC and adapted for broadcast on “Simply Superior.” The program also features a conversation from October about the Voigt Decision between “Simply Superior” host Robin Washington and Ann McCammon Soltis, GLIFWC’s director of the Division of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Jason Schlender, the commission’s executive administrator.

Plus, Janie and The Spokes is an Americana rock band known for their alternative and edgy music that draws in listeners with a unique perspective of the human experience. Bandmates Jane Aas, Garth Anderson, Peter Aas and Jordan Ash share their story and songs with Washington ahead of their March 9 performance at Superior’s Earth Rider Brewery.