Here’s the text of the 144 page “draft” consent decree. It’s in draft form until the judge signs off, but this is it.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/Proposed_Consent_Decreepages1-144_209977_7.pdf
Michigan DNR has it chopped up, too, if you need a smaller size.
Lead counsel for the Grand Traverse Band in the inland rights matter, Bill Rastetter, drafted this nice timeline of GTB’s involvement in treaty rights.
The big news in Michigan Indian Country is the settlement after three years of negotiation of the biggest question left open in the United States v. Michigan litigation — inland hunting and fishing rights.
Links to news reports/press releases are here and here. The Sault Tribe is holding a referendum. One interesting question is whether the other four tribes (Grand Traverse Band, Bay Mills, Little Traverse, and Little River) will be bound by the consent decree if Sault Tribe votes to reject it. Hopefully, that question won’t come up.
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