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CASS LAKE, MN- On March 26, 2020 the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council made an emergency declaration requiring all reservation residents to shelter in place. The shelter in place order will take effect on Friday, March 27, 2020 at…

CASS LAKE, MN- On March 19, 2020, the Leech Lake Tribal Council and the LLBO COVID-19 Incident Management Team instituted “Tier Two” actions according to the COVID-19 Emergency Response Strategy implemented earlier this week. The Tier…

Leech Lake Reservation, Bemidji, MN (March 18, 2020) By unanimous vote of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council, Leech Lake Gaming will be voluntarily and temporarily closing their four gaming operations, Cedar Lakes Casino- Cass…

As a proactive measure to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Minnesota, Governor Walz announced today, March 15 that all public and private K–12 schools in the state will be closed beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020.…

Cass Lake, MN – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced his supplementary budget yesterday in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to making his budgetary request public, the Governor and his Administration conducted meaningful consultation with two…

CASS LAKE, MN- On March 12, 2020 the Leech Lake Tribal Council met with key members of the administration including the Health Emergency Response Team regarding the looming threat of COVID-19 also known as Coronavirus. The Tribal Council…

CASS LAKE- At a special meeting held today at Cedar Lakes Casino, the Leech Lake Tribal Council unanimously approved certification of candidates for the 2020 election cycle. In the contest for Chairperson, five of the seven band members…

CASS LAKE- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Government Center will once again serve as an absentee voting location for state and federal elections this year. In order to utilize this polling site you must reside in one of the following…

Leech Lake Tribal Transportation is working on a Transportation Development Plan (TDP) to identify transportation related needs for the Leech Lake reservation. An integral part of this process is to work with internal and external…

BALL CLUB– The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe held their Quarterly Meeting Friday, January 10th at the Ball Club Community Center. Tribal Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. gave the opening remarks followed by a financial report from…