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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…
Chairman’s Update- COVID 19 (March 16, 2020)
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…
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School Requests Input from Student Families
BENA, MN- The Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School has released an open letter to families regarding the recently announced closure. Plans for distance learning, food delivery and childcare are outlined below.
All families are requested to contact…
Developing: LLBO Education announces closures beginning Tuesday,…
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.…
LLBO Declares COVID-19 Threat Public Health Emergency
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…