James Zorn welcome.wmv
Channel: Fawn YoungBear-Tibbetts
Date: 2011-09-14

Minwaajimo, Telling A Good Story, Preserving Ojibwe Treaty Rights for the Past 25 Years Symposium was held in Bad River Wisconsin in 2009. The symposium featured rarely heard perspectives and stories from people involved in the treaty rights struggle. The videos posted here give the viewer a glimpse of the conversations that took place during this event; we hope that these videos will encourage a continued dialogue about the ever evolving conversations taking place regarding Ojibwe Treaty Rights. This is the introduction given the first day by James Zorn, Executive Administrator - Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.  Prior to assuming his leadership role as GLIFWC executive administrator, Jim served as the lead attorney/policy analyst from 1987 to 2006.  He has been extensively involved in the affirmation and implementation of Ojibwe ceded territory treaty rights, particularly regarding the LCO versus State of Wisconsin or the Voigt case, and the Mille Lacs Band versus Minnesota case. Prior to joining GLIFWC's staff, he served as tribal attorney for the LCO Band and represented the tribe in the Voigt treaty case.  He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame 1978 and University of Wisconsin Law School with a JD in 1981.