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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.…

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…

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…

CASS LAKE- At a special meeting held today at Cedar Lakes Casino, the Leech Lake Tribal Council unanimously approved certification of candidates for the 2020 election cycle. In the contest for Chairperson, five of the seven band members…

CASS LAKE- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Government Center will once again serve as an absentee voting location for state and federal elections this year. In order to utilize this polling site you must reside in one of the following…

Leech Lake Tribal Transportation is working on a Transportation Development Plan (TDP) to identify transportation related needs for the Leech Lake reservation. An integral part of this process is to work with internal and external…

BALL CLUB– The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe held their Quarterly Meeting Friday, January 10th at the Ball Club Community Center. Tribal Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. gave the opening remarks followed by a financial report from…

It is an energizing start to 2020 for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe who received a $5,000 Seed Grant from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) today. “We’re very excited to learn about the grant award,” said Brandy Toft. “We can’t wait to…

CASS LAKE- Leech Lake's Second Annual Opioid Response Summit will be held next week beginning on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Northern Lights Casino Event Center in Walker, MN. The three day summit will run from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM…

HINCKLEY, MN- The Minnesota Indian Education Association held their 35th Annual Conference in November at Grand Casino Hinckley. The three day event featured keynote speakers. breakout sessions focused on education topics unique to Indian…