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April 8, 2020 Tribal Council Updates: Fishing Season Opened, DMV…
CASS LAKE, MN- At a special meeting held April 8, 2020, the Leech Lake Tribal Council passed several resolutions continuing efforts to protect the health and welfare of tribal members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first resolution…
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Announces “Stay at Home” Order
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…
LLBO Resource Management issues guidance for 2020 Licensing, Wild…
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…
Leech Lake Tribal Police: COVID-19 Procedural Changes
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…
Community Volunteer Effort Signup
In an effort to streamline community volunteer efforts to coordinate with the LLBO COVID-19 Incident Management Team, we have created a volunteer sign up form.
If you are interested in volunteering or performing volunteer efforts on your…
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe enacts Tier Three Emergency Action
CASS LAKE, MN- On March 22, 2020 the Minnesota Department of Health confirmed a case of COVID-19 in Cass County, MN. According to Cass County Public Health, the resident of Cass County is an older resident with no known travel history. The…
March 21 Update- LLBO COVID-19 Incident Management Team
Good Morning,
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe COVID-19 Incident Management Team (IMT) will be providing periodic updates throughout the duration of our emergency response. Meetings will be held daily throughout the COVID-19 Public Health…
LLBO Activates Tier Two COVID-19 Response Emergency Actions
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 Gaming Operations to Temporarily Close Due to COVID-19…
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…
Tribal Council Approves COVID-19 Emergency Response Strategy
CASS LAKE, MN- In a late session this evening, the Leech Lake Tribal Council approved a resolution establishing the "COVID-19 Emergency Response Strategy to Maintain Essential Government Services and Protect Reservation Health". This…