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LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wisconsin — Perched in a rust-colored armchair next to the wood-burning heater in his garage, Tom Maulson points out all the fishing equipment—traditional Anishinaabe five-pronged spears, more modern poles, worn lures and ice cutting tools—nestled between the Folgers cans, hunting gear and boxes in the room. Maulson, a proud grandfather, smiles from […]

LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wisconsin — Dennis Pearson stood on the edge of a frozen lake, dressed in black and yellow snow gear and a snowmobile to match. He chose a spot in the middle between his house, located about a mile away, and a neighbor’s house, who houses multiple cars of non-tribal residences that are […]

LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wisconsin — “We struggle with our own community sometimes, and that’s the difficult part,” said Fred Maulson, son of tribal member Tom Maulson. “We’ve seen and gone off to school and experienced life beyond what we have here.” His father, Tom Maulson, is a former tribal chairman who made headlines in the […]

There are more snowmobiles than cars in the parking lot of Hornwinkels Bear Stube, snow-coated pavement that acts like a continuation of the trails that carve through the woods that cover large swaths of Lac du Flambeau. The buzz of revving snowmobile engines periodically cut through the white noise of the surrounding nature as customers […]

Meghan Combs (Valliere), 30, is a waitress and bartender at Black Bear Bar in Minocqua, Wisconsin and Slo’s Pub in Woodruff, Wisconsin. For the entirety of her life, Combs has moved in and around the towns of Arbor Vitae, Woodruff, Minocqua and Lac du Flambeau. Throughout her three years working at the Black Bear Bar, […]

LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wisconsin — In life, many people find themselves at the crossroads of multiple identities through their beliefs, culture, heritage, and history.   Often, these factors can lead to a struggle in defining personal identity and what it means to be an individual but also part of a larger human family. The tribal members […]

Dave Kivet owns land on Lac du Flambeau. He is active in the community. “I have a property that has been barricaded. I’ve lived there for eight years now,” he said. “I think the barricades are a pretty aggressive act from the tribe. I don’t like it. I think it’s a tactic, and I don’t […]

Many students in Milwaukee Public Schools are focused on what their next steps will be after high school, which includes valuable work experience they can use when they graduate. Deandre Ray, a senior at the Milwaukee School of the Arts, is no different and has plans after graduation. “I want to go to Sheperds College […]

The Chicago food justice community address food sovereignty, waste reduction, Green Ramadan and public land access for growing food.

Von Trier bar manager Patrick Murphy talks through the process of coming up with original cocktails as the bar rolls out their summer menu.

Megan Nelsen-Bayer cooks a healthy meal for her family after a long workday.

Dominic Rodriguez teaches some friends how to play the trading card game Magic: The Gathering.