WATERSMEET — After nearly a week of courtrooms, protests, and imprisonment the Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Council plans to return to their reservation in Watersmeet.
According to their attorney, the nine-member council plans to return home and conduct business as usual until the tribal appellate court hears the case.
Monday dozens of council and tribal members protested outside of the Marquette Federal Courthouse saying they are political prisoners upholding the tribe’s constitution.
All nine members of the tribal council were jailed last week after refusing to swear in the new executive council due to alleged election problems.
Turtle Talk 
what happened to the apellate judge the council hired? Was he there legally?
I believe that judge was Wilson Brott, former judge at Grand Traverse Band. He was there legally as far as I know.
no, the other guy who wrote the opinions and then recused himself because the chairman/council did not have the legal authority, according to their own tribal law, to appoint him.
Oh, I see. I guess I don’t know.