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The Menominee Reservation is the only reservation in Wisconsin that is not subject to state jurisdiction under Public Law 280.This means that the Menominee Nation or the federal government generally holds legal jurisdiction over tribal members for crimes and civil disputes that occur within the reservation boundaries.
The Menominee (/ m ə ˈ n ɒ m ɪ n i / ⓘ mə-NOM-in-ee; Menominee: omǣqnomenēwak meaning "Menominee People", [2] also spelled Menomini, derived from the Ojibwe language word for "Wild Rice People"; known as Mamaceqtaw, "the people", in the Menominee language) are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans officially known as the ...
The Menominee Restoration Act, signed by President of the United States Richard Nixon on December 22, 1973, returned federally recognized sovereignty to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. It also restored tribal supervision over property and members, as well as federal services granted to American Indian tribes.
Menominee tribal police and the FBI are investigating. Anyone with information about Dean's disappearance or his associates are asked to call Menominee police at 715-799-5806.
The Menominee Tribe is staging a media event in the Capitol Tuesday as it continues its effort to win approval to build a tribal casino in Kenosha. The event: the signing of a "ceremonial replica ...
Menominee tribal historians believe the area of Anaem Omot has been home to indigenous settlements for roughly 10,000 years. [3] The area includes a tribal village on the Wisconsin side of the river that was occupied in the 17th through 19th centuries. [4] The designation of Anaem Omot as a historic property was controversial.
More details have emerged about the removal of Gunnar Peters as chairman of the Menominee Nation. The new chairman says Peters misused tribal funds. Former Menominee chairman misused $17,000 in ...
Keshena (Menominee: Kesīqnæh) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Menominee County, Wisconsin, United States. [5] Located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, it had a population of 1,257 at the 2020 census. [2] Keshena was named for an Indian chief; the Menominee name is Kesīqnaeh which means "Swift Flying". [6] [7]