Leech Lake News - Important news and information for the Leech Lake area in Minnesota

The regular Quarterly Meeting of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council will begin at 10:00AM on Friday, January 15, 2021. All band members are encouraged to tune in! https://vimeo.com/499287998 https://vimeo.com/event/382954

Cass Lake-The Leech Lake Tribal College will be breaking ground on a new building come spring semester. The 40ft x 100ft building is the result of a grant from the American Indian College Fund which asked colleges to come up with…

Radon is a radioactive gas naturally produced from the decay of elements found in the dirt underneath our homes. Our homes on Leech Lake Reservation range from low to high levels. Even though we cannot see radon or smell it – Radon is real!…

WASHINGTON, DC- On Thursday, December 3rd, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed S. 199, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act. The bill was sponsored by Senator Tina Smith. Rep. Betty McCollum introduced, H.R. 733, the…

The Leech Lake Incident Management Team, in collaboration with Tribal Development and Health Divisions, have come up with a survey which seek public input to help assess the community impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic. We also seek input…

CASS LAKE- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the normal turkey and wild rice distribution to band member households has been postponed until 2021. In lieu of the in person distributions, LLBO Tribal Council has approved a direct mail gift card…

CASS LAKE, MN- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Enrollment Office has announced two upcoming multi-day Tribal ID card events for the end of October. All fees for ID printing are being waived for these events. The first of these…

The live stream is scheduled to begin at 11:00am on Friday, October 9, 2020. View below or at: https://vimeo.com/event/363198 https://vimeo.com/event/363198

CASS LAKE, MN –The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reiterates the recommendation to continue the Fall quarter in a distance learning model. We understand the complexities of learning in distance models and providing access to equitable education…

In response to the recent increase in COVID 19 cases on the Leech Lake Reservation, the Incident Management Team and Tribal Leadership want to share with you what we are doing to respond to this rapidly evolving increase in COVID 19 cases…