(The Center Square) – A U.S. District court ruled that four roads on the Lac du Flambeau reservation must remain open for public use and the use of approximately 50 non-tribal landowners to access their property.

The ruling came in three cases before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin after the Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians barricaded four roads on the reservation.

“Neither the United States nor the Tribe have attempted to impose reasonable restrictions on the Homeowners’ or Town’s access,” the ruling said . “Instead, to date, the Tribe has attempted to block access altogether and demanded that the Town pay an exorbitant, monthly fee to keep the Roads open or a one-time $20 million fee for permanent public access. Accordingly, t

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