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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…
Chairman’s State of the Band Address to be held Jan 5
The State of the Band Address will be held Friday January 5, 2018 at the Northern Lights Casino Event Center in Walker, MN. Registration will open at 8:30 AM with the program beginning at 10:00 AM.
Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. will deliver…
Leech Lake Youth Appointed to Governor Dayton’s Steering…
Early in December, two youth delegates from Leech Lake traveled to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, MN for the initial meeting of the Minnesota Tribal Youth Gathering Steering Team. The delegates were officially appointed by…
Korina Barry, Leech Lake Band Member, Announces Candidacy for MN…
Leech Lake Band Member Korina Barry has recently announced that she will be seeking the District 62B seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Current incumbent, Susan Allen (Rosebud Sioux) decided last week she would not seek…
Groundbreaking Held for Palace Casino Replacement
More than one hundred Band members, employees and various officials gathered at the future site of the new Palace Casino and Hotel in Cass Lake, MN for a groundbreaking ceremony. Those in attendance included: the Leech Lake Tribal Council,…
Updated:MCT Constitutional Info Meeting Set for Dec. 18-19 on…
UPDATE: Meeting times have changed due to a scheduling conflict at the Northern Lights Event Center. The meeting will start at 10:00 AM on December 18 instead of 12:00 PM and on December 19 the meeting will end at 3:00PM instead of 4:00 PM.…
New Palace Casino Groundbreaking Set for December 7
Leech Lake Gaming and the Leech Lake Tribal Council are excited to announce that a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Palace Casino will be held on Thursday, December 7 at 1:00 PM.
The groundbreaking ceremony will be held near the…
MPCA and Leech Lake Band to co-host Listening Session on use of…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is hosting community listening sessions around the state on the Volkswagen settlement.
These meetings will be an opportunity for community members to share their priorities and dive a bit…
Cass Lake Area Voters to Vote on New Elementary School Nov 7
Voters will decide on November 7 whether or not to approve a $37.8 million bond to build a new elementary school and repair/improve other buildings