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UPDATE: Meeting times have changed due to a scheduling conflict at the Northern Lights Event Center. The meeting will start at 10:00 AM on December 18 instead of 12:00 PM and on December 19 the meeting will end at 3:00PM instead of 4:00 PM.…

Leech Lake Gaming and the Leech Lake Tribal Council are excited to announce that a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Palace Casino will be held on Thursday, December 7 at 1:00 PM. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held near the…

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)  is hosting community listening sessions around the state on the Volkswagen settlement. These meetings will be an opportunity for community members to share their priorities and dive a bit…

Voters will decide on November 7 whether or not to approve a $37.8 million bond to build a new elementary school and repair/improve other buildings

Leech Lake Tribal Elder and AIM Co-Founder Dennis Banks passed away October 29, 2017. Native News Online reported Sunday in a dispatch from Rochester, MN that Banks developed pneumonia following open heart surgery 10 days earlier. In a…

The Division of Resource Management is hosting a series of community meetings to help keep residents informed and involved with environmental issues faced by the Band. The first meeting was held Wednesday October 25.

Facility Center Concourse Cass Lake, MN Wednesday October 25, 2017 5:30pm-8:30pm

CASS LAKE, MN- Earlier this month, Tribal, State and Federal Officials along with Tribal Veterans and their families, gathered at the future site of the Tribal Veterans Cemetery for a groundbreaking and blessing event. The ground…

Members of the Leech Lake Tribal Council, Leech Lake Gaming, Shingobee on the Bay Staff and others gathered on Friday October 13 for the official Grand Opening.

Submitted by Katie Zlonis, Botanist and Invasive Species Program Manager, Leech Lake Division of Resource Management Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is a highly invasive tree that, in less than a few decades, has rapidly taken over…