ASHLAND, Wis. (WRN) – A new documentary focuses on a northern Wisconsin tribe.
“Bid River” opened in theaters nationwide last week. The film provides a look at the ongoing legal dispute between the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Enbridge, the Canadian firm which operates a pipeline that crosses the tribe’s reservation on the shores of Lake Superior. The tribe wants the aging Line 5 shut down and removed from its lands, citing the damage that could occur in the event of a leak.
Enbridge is appealing a federal judge’s order for that to happen within the next three years.