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Annual Kids Perch Jerk returns March 3, 2018
After a brief hiatus due to warm weather and poor ice conditions last year, the Kids Perch Jerk is returning for 2018. Please come out and join us on Saturday, March 3, 2018.
Discussion held last year and finalized this winter will now…
On This Day: 1855 Treaty Signed between United States and Ojibwe…
The Treaty of Washington, commonly referred to as the 1855 Treaty, was signed on this date in history between the United States government and representatives of the Pillager, Lake Winnibigoshish and Mississippi bands of Ojibwe.
This…
Primary Election Notice
A Primary Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Election of the LEECH LAKE Reservation Business Committee a/k/a Tribal Council will be held on April 3, 2018 to fill the following positions: Secretary-Treasurer, District I Committeeman, District II…
DRM News Update: New Air Quality Monitoring System Installed,…
Air Quality Monitoring System Provides Continuous Data on Air Pollution
The Leech Lake Division of Resource Management is proud to announce that we now have an Air Quality monitoring station operating 24 hours a day on top of the LL…
Bug O Nay Ge Shig Students and Other Area Schools Take Part in…
At the invitation of MN Supreme Court Justice Anne McKeig, the Bug O Nay Ge Shig Drum and Dance Troupe will perform at the events leading up to the Super Bowl. They will perform on January 31st on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. Judge…
Leech Lake Tribal Council Certifies Candidates for 2018 Election
CASS LAKE, MN- Candidates for the 2018 elections were certified by the Leech Lake Reservation Tribal Council (LLRTC) at a special meeting held this morning at the Palace Casino Bingo Hall in Cass Lake, MN. All of the candidates who filed…
DRM News Update: New Equipment and TAAMS System Expand…
Recently, the Leech Lake Environmental-Land Department has taken two huge steps forward in modernizing its administrative capacity. First, by purchasing and putting into service a large scale scanner and plotter and second, implementing…
2018 MN Chippewa Tribe Election Calendar and Changes to Election…
CASS LAKE, MN- Candidate filing is underway at reservations belonging to the MN Chippewa Tribe. Filing opened on January 12 at 8:00 AM and will close on January 22, 2018. Following Certification of the candidates in February and appointment…
PHOTO GALLERY: Tribal Council and Staff Tour Bug O Nay Ge Shig…
The Leech Lake Tribal Council and staff members recently toured the new Bug O Nay Ge Shig High School construction site at the invitation of Superintendent Mary Trapp and the school board.
A time lapse and current photos of the…
Leech Lake Tribal College Receives $100,000 American Indian…
Leech Lake Tribal College is pleased to announce it has been awarded $100,000 from the American Indian College Fund (AICF) Scholarly Emergence for Environmental Design and Stewardship (SEEDS) program to increase capacity to prepare students…