2022 Tribal Election Announcement
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe hereby announces that a Regular Election will be held on June 14, 2022, on the LEECH LAKE RESERVATION.
This REGULAR ELECTION provides for an April 5, 2022, PRIMARY ELECTION in the event there are more than…
2021 Leech Lake Band Member Tax Rebate
CASS LAKE- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Accounting Department has released details on the 2021 Tax Rebate for band members that was recently approved by the LLBO Tribal Council.
The Tax Rebate for 2021 amount will be $500.00. All checks…
LIVE: Quarterly Meeting October 22, 2021
The regular Quarterly Meeting of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council will take place beginning at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 22, 2021. Due to COVID-19, the meeting will be held virtually and broadcast online.
Highlights include…
Leech Lake Announces Acquisition of Teal’s Market in Cass Lake
CASS LAKE, MN- After several months of negotiation with the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Teal’s Market has publicly announced the sale of their Cass Lake location to the tribe. The store will be rebranded as “Leech Lake Market” and reopen…
Free Chronic Wasting Disease Testing
Submitted by Tanya Roerick, Wildlife Biologist, Leech Lake Division of Resource Management
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal brain disease which infects deer, elk, and moose, has previously been found in SE Minnesota. Recently a…
Early Waterfowl Hunting Prohibited On L.L. Reservation Wild Rice…
CASS LAKE, MN- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO) Division of Resource Management issued public notice today that Manoomin (wild rice) waters within the exterior boundaries of the Leech Lake Reservation will be closed to hunters…
MN Chippewa Tribe Begins Lengthy Process to Change Blood Quantum…
On June 22, 2021, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Tribal Executive Committee (MCT TEC) held a special meeting on the Bois Forte Reservation to discuss enrollment issues, specifically, blood quantum requirements for enrollment as defined in the…
First Portion Of American Rescue Plan Act Funding Received, New…
UPDATE (7/12/21): Economic Assistance program information is now available at https://www.llojibwe.org/covid-19-arpa.html
CASS LAKE, MN- At a special meeting on June 29, 2021 the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council established a new…
LLBO Band Member Set to Compete for Miss Minnesota Title in June
CASS LAKE- Leech Lake Band Member Lori Martin-Kingbird is a local titleholder to the Miss America Organization and contestant #20 at the 2021 Miss Minnesota Scholarship Competition on June 24th and June 25th in Eden Prairie, MN.…