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

On March 24, 2020 the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) Tribal Executive Committee (TEC) held a special meeting via conference call to discuss the March 31 primary elections. By a vote of 7-4 the TEC approved an amendment to the Election…

CASS LAKE, MN- On March 26, 2020 the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Tribal Council made an emergency declaration requiring all reservation residents to shelter in place. The shelter in place order will take effect on Friday, March 27, 2020 at…

CASS LAKE, MN- Due to the COVID 19 emergency declaration the Leech Lake Division of Resource Management is taking preventative measures to ensure we are not exposing our staff, constituents and permit vendors to unnecessary human…

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), The Leech Lake Tribal Police Department has implemented some new protocols to help protect both the public and agency employees. Agency employees will try to handle all non-emergency calls via…

In an effort to streamline community volunteer efforts to coordinate with the LLBO COVID-19 Incident Management Team, we have created a volunteer sign up form. If you are interested in volunteering or performing volunteer efforts on your…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…