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In response to the recent increase in COVID 19 cases on the Leech Lake Reservation, the Incident Management Team and Tribal Leadership want to share with you what we are doing to respond to this rapidly evolving increase in COVID 19 cases…

Cass Lake, MN – On Thursday, August 13, 2020, the Leech Lake Tribal Council issued the following recommendation to area schools as they consider how to begin the 2020-2021 school year this fall. Full Statement: COVID-19 has impacted…

CASS LAKE, MN- On Thursday, August 6, 2020 the Leech Lake Tribal Council voted to postpone the upcoming referendum on construction of the new “Leech Lake Wellness Center” until 2021. A rise in COVID-19 cases on the reservation and…

CASS LAKE, MN- Today, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe celebrates, along with the rest of Indian Country, the announcement of a permanent retirement of the Washington D.C. Football Team’s racist nickname. We urge other sports teams and…

Mesa, AZ - UNITY is pleased to announce the fourth class of its “25 under 25 Native Youth Leaders” national recognition program that honors Native American and Alaskan Native youth. The program, launched in 2014, recognizes and celebrates…

CASS LAKE, MN- Due to the COVID 19 emergency declaration the Leech Lake Division of Resource Management is taking preventative measures to ensure we are not exposing our staff, constituents and permit vendors to unnecessary human…

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), The Leech Lake Tribal Police Department has implemented some new protocols to help protect both the public and agency employees. Agency employees will try to handle all non-emergency calls via…

March 16, 2020 9:00am COVID 19 Update From the office of Chairman Jackson Sr. As of this update, 9:00am, Monday Morning March 16, 2020, there are zero confirmed COVID 19 cases on the Reservation. If there is a confirmed case, of…

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…