Editorial 1

On October 14th, in Madison, Wisconsin, Judge Barbara Crabb ruled that

Chippewa tribes can hunt deer at night beginning in November in most of northern
Wisconsin. This decision restores a tribal right which was lost after the bands
handed over the land to the government in the 19 th century.
Dear hunting has been banded by the state Department of Natural Resources
because of safety concerns, but Judge Crabb says that the tribes new hunting
regulations are stricter than the states rules pertaining to shooting wolves and deer
at night. Hunters are required to take a twelve hour training course, hit a 6 inch
bulls eye from one hundred yards away eight out of ten times in the dark, ensure
hunting sites have earthen backstops and submit shooting plans with safe zones of
fire.
This issue pertaining to federalism is a beautiful example of Constitutional
rights being returned and upheld in a way which is beneficial to both parties. The
state of Wisconsin can rest assured that the citizens will be safe, and though the
requirements may seem grueling to some - the Chippewa tribes can keep their
culture, and get to make up for time lost since this right was taken away two
centuries ago. Each state has its own concerns, even ones weve never considered,
but traditions in tribes are sometimes considered sacred and necessary to their
culture, and if a state desires to uphold the Constitution in every way, it cannot
deny the tribe the right to express its culture. This article describes a win-win
situation between citizen and state on a federal level.