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Task force created to address missing and murdered native women JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
Attorney General Josh Kaul recently announced the membership of Wisconsin’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force, charged with helping to fight the abduction, homicide, violence and trafficking of Indigenous women in Wisconsin. Over 30 members have been announced to the task force, including AG
Kaul, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. Also Frederic Police Chief Tamara Larson and Susan Lowe, Chairwomen for the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. In partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and Wisconsin’s Indigenous communities, the task force plans to focus on examining the factors that contribute to missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) and the response from social
service organizations, understanding the roles federal, state and tribal jurisdictions play, and improving and implementing robust data collection and reporting methods. Kaul Larson told the Sentinel in an email, “is a great honor for me to be chosen to be on
the task force.” She added she has been immersed in native culture and has a love for the culture that has grown with her time as a former Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy working with the Round Lake community. She keeps in touch with the community as a part-time officer with the St. Croix Tribal Police Department. “I have seen the need to help with SEE TASK FORCE, PAGE 2
2020, what’s on the ballot? JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
Voters will head to the polls on November 3 or will be mailing their absentee ballot in the near future. Sentinel Publications has collaborated to put together a comprehensive voting guide for the general election of state and local races. Each candidate was sent a questionnaire with a series of questions to answer before the election. Responses have been edited for space. SEE VOTERS GUIDE, PAGE 8 CONTRIBUTED
The Fat Fish bike race website explains the route, “A race no one has ever seen in the area. Long stretches of deep sugar sand, climbs heading out to the Namekagon river and back, gives this endurance race multiple levels of difficulty, challenging even the most experienced cross country and endurance riders.” Here is race co-director Alan Hane on the sandy country course.
Fat Fish race returns with a new route JONATHAN RICHIE SENTINEL EDITOR
This year the Fat Fish fat-bike race has been delayed but will be held on Oct. 31 starting in Webster. This is the third annual race, it was moved back from it’s May opening
and now has a brand new course for sand country-loving riders. There is the staple route of the Fat Fish race, a 45.8 mile route. Organizers have added a second route, The Fenton Lake Route is a 100-mile winding through a variety of surfaces best for fat tire bikes.
“The Fat Fish Fenton Lake is over 100 miles and ridden on a fat bike solely due to the immense amounts of sugar sand on this course,” Alan Hane, race co-director said.
SEE FAT FISH, PAGE 2
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