present wrote:
well, it seems to me that the casino
is going down hill, people that
always go there, arent goin
anymore, becuase they cant cash a
check, or u have to spend 300
dollars for the promotions. who
has that kind of money around
here?? only the tribal chairman i
guess. lets think here. What will
happen when the casino in
bessemer michigan starts up??
we will be like the red cliff.
personally, nothing is done around
here.
dude wrote:
in response to the beloit, all of the
people talkin about it, dont realize,
that the tribe has absolutely no
money to cover "the start of the
casino" i say again "the start of the
casino". karlson would like to help
US with that. the rez is poor and
getting poorer, realize that. and
also in response to eugene
"ripping off the tribe". what proof
is there, In fact we all rip off the
rez. And dont forget about the 4
other council members. ripping
off like a white man, wow.
hunter wrote:
Just had to respond to
"Concerned Member"
maybe you are not old enough to
remember when the Rez was open
hunting, the state was involved
and also controlled the
memberships right to hunt and fish
etc to the extent my grandfather
and uncles had to sneek around to
hunt to feed their families with the
fear that if they were caught they
would be put in jail for something
that was rightfully theirs in the first
place,to give the state a foot in the
door again is just plain crazy, it
took a lot of time and money for
the tribes to win the Voight case
and to open it up again to non
members just so they can hunt
with a tribal member is not an
option to me, whats next selling
the treaty rights? NOT..........
dude wrote:
in response to the gym being
open... it is always open to
ANYONE. people from ashland go
there to play basketball, i have
been there every night so far and
see a great deal of young guys and
40 year olds. wieght room is open
i seen about 20 to 3 kids there, the
questions is do try to go there
BRSON? go there on mondays,
tuesdays, wednesdays, and
thrusday and you will see...
gramma runs a tight ship, tommy o
is the man of the gym, also we
have to share with the boys and
girls club. If you dont go there due
to whatever u you do, then leave it
alone.
Mav wrote:
I just started reading the info
regarding the
tribe.
why wrote:
if the beloit contract is dead and
everything is off the table then
why is our tribal council still
meeting down in beloit and playing
kissy face with st.croix? all the
money we have spent and nothing
to show for it down there. why is
our council still spending money
on a dead deal when were already
broke? quit spending money we
dont have! they should not be
doing a thing without a vote by the
people. a dead deal is a dead deal
and there needs to be a vote by
the tribe to start anything new or
this council is no different than
the other one that started this
mess. i would like to see more info
on what the council is doing
there.you really need to fix your
link too.
mav wrote:
What's happening positively on the
rez? Let's try to be mutual and get
along with one and all. I've
noticed greed has made everyone
not so unified anymore.
That's bad. You can only be in a
comfort zone if you climb the
ladder of success by
investing in your assets
and using them in a
truthful and honest way. RIGHT!
HAVE A HAPPY DAY
makoons wrote:
MII-GWETCH to wiggins
brave wrote:
To the people who write most of
the negative statements wake up.
What your doing is no different
then what you are whining about.
RE: Beloit, if any of you and I mean
any of you had any business sense
you would realize that St. Croix and
HO Chunk need Bad River more
then Bad River needs them. Just
remember this old saying" Believe
half of what you see, and nothing
what you hear"
Weiss wrote:
Happy Birthday BRANews!
Without this website, I would have
NO IDEA of current issues on the
reservation! I am excited about
visiting Bad River very soon for
the FIRST time in my life!
Think about it BRANews...WITHOUT
this website, we may STILL have
that other person leading our
people in the WRONG direction! I
APPLAUD you and the crew for an
awesome job! I look forward to
MANY more years of great
readings and comprehension of
the issues related to our people!
wanton wrote:
I remember awhile ago when st.
croix and bad river were planting
artifacts down in the beloit area to
prove some sort of historical ties
to the area. Its just kinda odd
these remains would end up all the
way down here? Good job bad
river on getting that historical
document! Just shows how the
white mans divide and conquer
plan really changed the course of
our native history.
Readers view on BRANews
wrote: If everyone howled at
every injustice, every act of
barbarism, every act of
unkindness, then we would be
taking the first step towards a real
humanity. ~Nelson DeMille
FED UP wrote:
with everything that is going on
our counsel sits up there and acts
like a bunch of school children.
The chairman is the worst one of
the bunch. He should start acting
like he holds the highest position
in our government instead of a
crybaby. Your all suprised your
being lied to, HA! REMEMBER YOU
ALL VOTED HIM IN!
TDjr wrote:
Damn right I voted for Chairman
Wiggins and I would do it again. Our
tribe needed to take some big
steps in a more positive direction
for the betterment of our nation.
See, that's the beautiful thing about
a free democracy, we may not
always agree on everything under
the sun, but when people disagree
new ideas are formed. Democracy
succeeds when the culmination of
several disagreeing ideas births
even a single grand idea which
improves the quality of life for our
people. Regardless of our
disagreeing points of view here
and there, I believe we all want
prosperity and a good life for our
people and I wish our chairman luck
and strength in serving our nation
in achieving these magnificient
goals. Our journey will be difficult
and I have no doubt we will get
some mud on our moccasins, but
we will succeed. It is the way of the
Anishinabe, we are survivors.
mav wrote:
The finances of the tribe need to
present to the community-at-large.
We all need to know the status of
our financial situation..
immediately..It's been put on the
back burner to longer and we all
have a right to know the
expenditures and the revenues
received for atleast the past 25
years. How much did the tribe
actually receive from the rental by
Amicon Bay? Amicon Bay obviously
must have their records in place..
Also, what about indirect costs..?
The grants funds received by the
tribe should reflect the amounts for
each specific line amount. Perhaps
that's why one of my very
knowledgeable colleagues
got the boot because she knew to
much. I know my colleagues knew
the fine tune skills of grantswriting
and adhered to the specifics
always. Monies should never be
transferred from here to there to
accomodate this and that..It's poor
judgement on behalf of the
adminstrations that executed those
type of financial practices and
management of the tribe. You
cannot transfer funds from grant to
another program, project, or event.
It's just not the way grants work..
There user specific..Indirect costs
are budgeted in every grant as well
as direct costs... The grants are
important records that should not
be manipulated..It's just not
justifiable. There needs to be a
separation between our
business entities and program
managers need to adhere to the
policies of the tribe, present a
budget, provide accuracy and
accountability every fiscal year.. If
you cannot do the job then, perhaps
one should resign, retire, or be
forced to quite for incompetence.. It
is not fair for our tribal membership
to suffer the consequences of poor
judgement. Why are we in extreme
debt? Where are the funds? Who is
responsible for this deficit? What
about our future? People involved
in setting up the severe deficit
need to come forward with some
answers because it is the only way
we're going to find truth. People
need to be honest and truthful
about what happened. Guilt will get
the best of possible corrupt leaders
and co-workers. People only set
themselves up for failure and it is
reflected in your persona..It will stay
with them the rest or their lives..So
be honest and don't hide behind
the "devil."
indisbelief wrote:
I do believe if we want to stop all the
corruption (because that is what it
should be called) we must start
holding people legally accountable.
Employees of the tribe have been
caught on video tape stealing,
printing out their own checks,
turning in metal on behalf of the tribe
and keeping the money (for how
many years) and this is just the start.
And these people were the little
people what about the people in the
Acctg. Office and on Tribal council? I
really wonder how much money has
been STOLEN? I have not seen
anyone arrested, charged, or sitting
a court room for stealing or allowing
(by ignoranceor stupidity)other
people to take from the tribe. These
people who sit by in their comfy
chairs and collected their weekly
paychecks are just as guility as the
stealers. If there are no
consequences, why would they stop
stealing? Our tribal council leaves
office and the next elected officials
NEVER take action on the previous
corruption. Bonnie Greene does NOT
know what the heck she is doing and
doesn't care either (or have any
shame about it). Bernard Lemiuex
should be charged with corruption,
elder abuse, and having too much
ignorance. Then there's the sweet
BIGBOY, what can be said for him.
One word PRISON!
JAMES wrote:
The BIA doesn't care about the best
interest of our people. Thats the
problem theres no oversight of our
tribal government. The membership
can only do so much before they hit a
brick wall. This crap has been going
on for years and it wont change on
our tribal government level the
initiative has to come from a federal
level but it always stops at the door
of the BIA office. The white man is
counting on the self implosion of our
people. Why do you think there is no
government intervention? I don't
know how successful you will be with
your letter but nothing good can
come from sitting around and doing
nothing. Thank you Bad River news I
stand with you.
indisbelief wrote:
Sorry to say I did not know about
this website. Wish I had, much
needed information here in written
proof. Happy birthday! I love the
organization of the website. Just a
thought because I never heard of
this site before today, what about a
facebook link? Millions on facebook
daily would get lots of exposure.
Thanks for the continued fight.
jesus wrote:
BELOIT PROJECT need it, the
younger people need it, not older
and middle aged people. i like that
people know that the childern are
the heart of a community and THE
FUTURE of the tribe. we wont have a
rez if this group that's in there
keep's up with spending money on
dumb shit,. dont ever forget about
the bessemer casino, wow we are
done...