The Walleye War

After decades of resistance, Ojibwe people in Northern Wisconsin successfully litigated their treaty rights in federal court in the late twentieth century. With the exercise of these rights came a social and political conflict with the state and local non-Indian citizens. This presentation reviews that history and the outcomes of this struggle.

About the Presenter
Larry Nesper is a professor emeritus in the department of Anthropology and American Indian Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His first book, The Walleye War: The Struggle for Ojibwe Spearfishing and Treaty Rights exemplifies his interest in the cultural and historical dimensions of contemporary American Indian political and economic projects in the Great Lakes region.

Part of the library's annual One Book, One Community program.