Enrolled Menominee Members Can Apply for Police Commission Seat by March 27

A four-year seat on the Menominee Tribe’s Police Commission is open to any enrolled Menominee Tribal Member, the tribe posted Feb. 27, 2026, and letters of interest must be filed by March 27. The notice was issued by the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and identifies the office that will receive submissions, though the posted excerpt omits full submission details.

The public notice reads in part: "inviting any enrolled Menominee Tribal Member to submit a letter of interest to serve on the Tribe’s Police Commission for a four-year term. The public notice names the Chairman’s Office as the point of" and the excerpt runs mid-sentence. The posting confirms eligibility as "any enrolled Menominee Tribal Member" and the application format as "submit a letter of interest," but the online fragment does not supply a mailing address, email, or additional instructions.

The Police Commission interest notice appears among a batch of committee and board openings listed on the tribe’s site. Other bodies named in site fragments include the Labor, Education & Training Committee, Law Enforcement Committee, Powwow Board, Agriculture and Environmental Committee, Budget & Finance Committee, Community Development Committee, Governmental Affairs Committee, Housing Committee, Health and Family Committee, and Historical Acts Board. The site also lists meetings earlier in February: a Menominee Nation Contest Powwow Board regular meeting on Feb 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the MTL Boardroom and via Zoom, and a Labor, Education & Training Committee regular meeting on Feb 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM in the MTL Committee Room and on Zoom; the meetings index shows Page 1 of 3 (6 items).

The recruitment for a Police Commission seat comes as law-enforcement activity on the reservation has drawn public attention. The Menominee Tribal Police Department wrote on Facebook on December 4, 2025: "On December 2, 2025, the Menominee Tribal Police Department—assisted by Menominee Tribal Conservation and the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office—executed a search warrant at a residence in the South Branch area of the Menominee Indian Reservation. This action stemmed from a joint investigation between the Menominee Tribal Police and the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office.

Eight individuals were taken into custody. Seven were transported to the Menominee Tribal Jail, and one was transported to the Shawano County Jail.

Charges related to illegal drugs and firearms will be forwarded to both Tribal and Federal Prosecutors for review."

Community response to that operation included questions about publicity and fairness. Facebook user Richelle Awonohopay wrote: "Question and no hate needs to be spread on this but here is something I have noticed over the past month and I would like to know if anyone thinks the same. But by MTPD posting about these arrests and incidents do you believe this creates a biased view for community members against these arrestees? All are supposed to be presumed innocent until proven guilty until seen by a judge or a jury of their peers. Now when a jury of their peers go to these trials seeing the already biased community perspective on these posts how do these defendants get a fair trial?"

What is clear for applicants: the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin posted the Police Commission interest notice on Feb. 27, 2026; the position is a four-year term; and the posted materials specify that "any enrolled Menominee Tribal Member" may "submit a letter of interest" with a deadline of March 27. The public excerpt names the Chairman’s Office as the point of contact but does not include full contact or submission details in the posted fragment; those details are contained in the full public notice on the tribe’s official postings.