Bad River
“A Story of Defiance.”
Synopsis
Wisconsin's tribe's ongoing fight to protect Lake Superior for future generations. "Bad River" shows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's long history of activism and resistance in the context of continuing legal battles with Enbridge Energy over its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Line 5 pipeline has been operating on 12 miles of the Bad River Band's land with expired easements for more than a decade. The Band and the Canadian company have been locked in a legal battle over the pipeline since 2019.
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- Mike Wiggins Jras Self - Chairman, Bad River Tribal Council
- Joseph Gokeeas Self - Former Bad River Natural Resources Dept., Bad River Ojibwe
- Kris Arbuckleas Self - Bad River Natural Resources Dept., Bad River Ojibwe
- Naomi Tillisonas Self - Director, Bad River Natural Resources Dept.
- Mike Berlinas Self - Former Vice Chair, Bad River Tribal Council, Bad River Tribal Elder
- Caitlin Newagoas Self - Bad River Ojibwe
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Edited by Tom ColeShot by Brian Alberth
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19 unique people credited
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Mike Wiggins Jr
as Self - Chairman, Bad River Tribal Council
Joseph Gokee
as Self - Former Bad River Natural Resources Dept., Bad River Ojibwe
Kris Arbuckle
as Self - Bad River Natural Resources Dept., Bad River Ojibwe
Naomi Tillison
as Self - Director, Bad River Natural Resources Dept.
Mike Berlin
as Self - Former Vice Chair, Bad River Tribal Council, Bad River Tribal Elder
Caitlin Newago
as Self - Bad River Ojibwe
Alton Sonny Ozaawaanaquad Smart
as Self - Professor Emeritus, U.W. Stevens Point, U.S. Army Veteran, Bad River Tribal Elder
Eldred Corbine
as Self - Former Vice Chair, Bad River Tribal Council, Bad River Tribal Elder
Joe Rose Sr
as Self - Former Professor, Northland College, Bad River Tribal Elder
Shawnee Ford
as Self - Bad River Ojibwe
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