) ▁trib al ▁govern ments ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁under ▁these ▁treat ies ▁for ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing ▁throughout ▁their ▁former ▁territory . ▁ ▁Pro tests ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁Wisconsin ▁among ▁sports ▁fish erm en ▁and ▁resort ▁own ers ▁who ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁trib al ▁members ▁spe arf ishing ▁wal ley e ▁during ▁sp aw ning ▁season . ▁Pro tests ▁continued ▁into ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁against ▁the ▁O j ib we ▁wal ley e ▁har v ests . ▁Trib al ▁supp or ters ▁successfully ▁pet ition ed ▁federal ▁courts ▁to ▁issue ▁an ▁inj unction ▁against ▁the ▁protest ers , ▁cur bing ▁the ▁protest ▁events ▁at ▁boat ▁land ings . ▁ ▁The ▁events ▁were ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁a ▁Mother ▁Jones ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁article , ▁books ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁and ▁a ▁document ary ▁film , ▁Light ing ▁the ▁Se vent h ▁Fire ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁ ▁Background ▁of ▁court ▁cases ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁American ▁Indian ▁activ ism ▁increased ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁front s , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁land ▁claims , ▁treat y ▁rights , ▁and ▁so vere ig nt y ▁to ▁exercise ▁traditional ▁practices . ▁This ▁particular ▁conflict ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁when ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Lac ▁Cour te ▁O re illes ▁Band ▁of ▁the ▁O j ib we ▁Nation ▁crossed ▁a ▁res ervation ▁boundary ▁that ▁divided ▁Chief ▁Lake , ▁cut ▁a ▁hole