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The Walleye War and Its Aftermath

Larry Nesper discusses the conflicts that broke out over Ojibwe spearfishing in the 1980s.

Aired 05/17/2016 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The Walleye War and Its Aftermath

Special | 40mVideo has Closed Captions

Larry Nesper discusses the conflicts that broke out over Ojibwe spearfishing in the 1980s.

Larry Nesper, Professor in the Department of Anthropology at UW-Madison, details the conflicts between the state of Wisconsin and the Ojibwe bands of northern Wisconsin in the 1980s and 1990s concerning the Native Americans' right to spearfish. Nesper discusses how the relationship between the state and the tribes have transformed in subsequent years.

Aired 05/17/2016 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

The Walleye War and Its Aftermath

Special | 40mVideo has Closed Captions

Larry Nesper, Professor in the Department of Anthropology at UW-Madison, details the conflicts between the state of Wisconsin and the Ojibwe bands of northern Wisconsin in the 1980s and 1990s concerning the Native Americans' right to spearfish. Nesper discusses how the relationship between the state and the tribes have transformed in subsequent years.

Aired 05/17/2016 | Rating TV-G

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