9 8 9 , ▁pro - tre aty ▁groups ▁organized ▁as ▁the ▁Mid west ▁Tre aty ▁Network ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁O j ib we ▁fish ing ▁families . ▁Activ ists ▁such ▁as ▁Walter ▁Bres ette ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cl iff ▁Band ▁from ▁northern ▁Wisconsin ▁and ▁Min ne apolis - St . ▁Paul ▁asked ▁witness es ▁to ▁document ▁by ▁video ▁the ▁anti - Ind ian ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁violence ▁at ▁the ▁boat ▁land ings . ▁He ▁issued ▁Wit ness ▁for ▁Non vi ol ence ▁Re ports ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Con vo ys ▁of ▁activ ists ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Indian ▁Mov ement ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁protest s , ▁playing ▁native ▁drums ▁to ▁sound ▁above ▁emer gency ▁power ▁gener ators ▁and ▁protest ers ' ▁ch ants . ▁ ▁Resol ution ▁Pro tests ▁subs ided ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁develop ments ▁on ▁several ▁front s . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁spe aring ▁season ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁G ov . ▁Tommy ▁G . ▁Thompson ▁signed ▁a ▁bill ▁author izing ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁anyone ▁prevent ing ▁Ch ipp ew as ▁from ▁spe arf ishing . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁late ▁th aw , ▁the ▁Vil as ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁im posed ▁weight ▁limits