Legend Lake is a 34 minute documentary film that recounts the saga of Legend Lake, a beautiful 5,160 acre lake development, formed by joining nine smaller lakes in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Northern Wisconsin. Shore-land was subdivided and sold mostly to non-Menominee people. Legend Lake represents another chapter in the land and frequently contentious relationship between Native Americans and non-Native Americans in Wisconsin. Why and how the lake came into being, what land issue have arisen and what might be done to manage them is the subject of this film. It does not take sides. But, it does suggest courses of action by demonstrating that people with different life histories are willing to respect and learn from each other.
David Stanfield and Arnold Chevalier will be facilitating a discussion about this documentary.
Arnold Chevalier has been a successful small business owner and journeyman sheet metal worker. He served in leadership roles on the board of the Menominee Indian School and other tribal organizations, and works with numerous charitable and educational groups, including the Wisconsin Humanities Council. He is an enrolled member of the Menominee Nation and lives in Stoughton.
