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BEMIDJI-The Bemidji Watermark Art Center held an artist reception on Friday January 11th, in the Miikanan gallery for their new exhibit “Madwewe– It Is Heard”. The multimedia exhibit features work by Rod Northbird, Kent Estey, Angela Two…

CASS LAKE- In early January, Otter Tail Power Company awarded the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe $49,875.00 as a rebate for a solar project completed at the Tribal Headquarters last year. The money comes from the Otter Tail Publicly Owned…

BEMIDJI- Bemidji State University's A.C. Clark Library will play host to the "Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness" traveling library exhibition starting January 9th and continuing through February 14th. The campus…

MINNEAPOLIS: The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and Cass County accepted the Local Government Leading Innovator award in the Native Nations Category, Friday December 13th at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School. The award-winning…

WALKER- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe's Opioid Response Summit broke new ground in the first stages of developing a strategic plan to stop the opioid crisis. The final few hours of the two day summit ended in group breakout sessions in…

BEMIDJI-The Bemidji Watermark Art Center held an artist reception on Friday evening to highlight their new exhibit “Mazinigwaaso: She Stitches Fancy.” The exhibit features bead and quill work by three local artists: Robyn Van Wert, Cari…

CASS LAKE-In honor of National Diabetes Month, the Leech Lake Diabetes Program hosted their annual Awareness Expo, last Friday afternoon. Guests were able to try health treats, Get flu shots courtesy of BSU and learn about type 2…

BEMIDJI—Bemidji State’s American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) kicked off their 3rd Annual Indigenous Peoples and Treaty Day celebration with a welcoming ceremony led by AIRC Director Bill Blackwell, followed by lectures from five…

BENA—The locally owned haunt fest “NightScreams” has partnered up with a non-profit close to the hearts of youth this year. Sticking to their yearly tradition of donating to Leech Lake organizations, “NightScreams” part-owner Arnold…

On the early Wednesday morning of October 5th, 1898 a handful of young Pillager men held off approximately 100 U.S. soldiers on the shores of Sugar Point. The firefight resulted in seven dead and ten wounded with no casualties reported…