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CASS LAKE-Native Americans have only been able to vote for less than 60 years, and still to this day fight against voter suppression, making exercising your right to vote all the more powerful.   In a study done by the Native American…

CASS LAKE-In 2020, the highest recorded number of Native Americans ran for government office and this year's midterm election candidates seem to be pushing for a repeat performance.   In data compiled by Indian Country Today, 113…

CASS LAKE-We’re less than two weeks out from the November 8, 2022 midterm election and our Native vote can make a huge impact on the types of legislation we see over the next four years.  Important and impactful positions are up for…

Walker-The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe held its official inauguration ceremony, Friday July 8th at the Northern Lights events center. The inauguration event featured the swearing in of all newly elected candidates for the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig…

WASHINGTON D.C.-The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe has been awarded funding for a new solar project. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), who announced on Tuesday March 22nd their plans to provide nearly $9 million in…

CASS LAKE-The Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe has been announced as a grant recipient in the latest round of Indian Community Development Block Grant Program (ICDBG) awards. The ICDBG provides eligible grantees with direct grants for use in…

On June 22, 2021, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Tribal Executive Committee (MCT TEC) held a special meeting on the Bois Forte Reservation to discuss enrollment issues, specifically, blood quantum requirements for enrollment as defined in the…

Cass Lake-The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Election Board has certified the results of the Primary Election held on June 9th, 2020. In the contest for Chair, Faron Jackson (Incumbent) received 911  votes or 54.19% defeating Leonard “Lenny”…

On March 24, 2020 the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) Tribal Executive Committee (TEC) held a special meeting via conference call to discuss the March 31 primary elections. By a vote of 7-4 the TEC approved an amendment to the Election…

Cass Lake- Leech Lake Tribal College is gearing up for Give to the Max Day, November 14th. Give to the Max Day is one of Minnesota’s and LLTC's biggest days of online giving. Last year 5,400 nonprofits and educational institutions raised…