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Cass Lake- The Leech Lake Tribal Police Department held an appreciation luncheon Wednesday, May 15th to recognize the work of law enforcement and staff. The event which fell on the first day of National Police Week was kicked off with a…

BENA– The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe held their Quarterly Meeting on Thursday, April 18th at the Bena Community Center. Tribal Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. gave the opening remarks followed by a financial report from Secretary-Treasurer,…

Cass Lake- The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the average American spends 90% of their time inside which is a major factor in why this years Leech Lake Earth Day theme is “Get Outside.” Going into this years celebration,…

ST PAUL, MN- Governor Tim Walz latest executive order sets the framework for consultation between his administration and Tribes in Minnesota. The order, which was signed late in the day on April 4, replaces and expands upon an order issued…

Cass Lake- The Leech Lake Tribal College STEM department held it’s 4th Annual “Across the Universe” event, Thursday April 4th. The event, which was open to the community, focused on instilling interest in science, technology, engineering…

Walker-The 2019 Leech Lake State of the Band Address was delivered by Tribal Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. on Friday, March 29th at the Northern Lights Casino Event Center. Chairman Jackson’s speech covered a wide a variety of initiatives…

Cass Lake- The Leech Lake Education Department is developing a new education code to redefine tribal sovereignty in education. The code which has been under development since 2016 aims to make changes across the departments eighteen…

Cass Lake- The Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe Tribal Council attended an appreciation lunch on March 13th for employees who have been working on the construction of the Cedar Lakes Casino, while getting their first tour of the new facility.…

Cass Lake- The Cass Lake-Bena Panthers dominated Thursday's playoff match up in the first round of the Minnesota Section 8A high school boys tournament against Goodridge/Grygla-Gatzke. The number one seed Panthers hosted eighth seed…

By Damairay Birge The Leech Lake Men's basketball is coming off of a second place conference tournament finish after losing in the championship game against the number one seed, Sisseton Wahpeton Mustangs. President Raymond Burns states,…