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

CASS LAKE - On August 31, 2023  the Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee adopted a new ordinance allowing for adult-use recreational cannabis businesses to operate on our tribal lands in northern Minnesota. Through the new ordinance,…

By TERRI FINN | Executive Director 218-335-8200 [email protected] Boozhoo Leech Lakers, welcome to another year of budget management and planning. Over the past several months, the Budget Committee has been working diligently…

CASS LAKE – The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Emergency Shelter celebrated their four year anniversary, Friday August 11. The shelter was first approved by the Leech Lake Tribal Council in Spring 2019 and Hawk Construction broke ground on…

Bemidji-A new exhibit has opened at Bemidji's Watermark Art Center, Miikinaan gallery. The Miikinaan gallery which is home to the center's Traditional art exhibits is hosting “Ninanda-minwaajim – “I seek to tell a good story, (a…

Laurie Harper, director of education for the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, a K-12 tribal school on the Leech Lake Band Indian Reservation in northcentral Minnesota, never thought that a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl…

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Cannabis Regulatory Act was drafted at the direction of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Business Committee and is intended to address civil matters related to the commercial cultivation, processing,…

On August 1, 2023, the prohibition on adult possession and use of cannabis and cannabis products will end and it will be legal across Minnesota for adults age 21 and over to possess, use, transport, and grow cannabis for personal use…

CASS LAKE, MN- The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, in collaboration with the Cass Lake Indian Health Service (IHS), the Army National Guard, and the Army Reserve, is proud to announce a transformative community partnership aimed at providing…

The Elder/Disability & Veteran Payment applications may be submitted to Tribal Assistance starting Monday, June 12th, 2023. Enrollees who file their completed applications prior to 12PM on Friday, June 30th, 2023, will be included in…

CASS LAKE - The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Accounting Department is pleased to announce the dates for the FY24 Budget Public Hearings. These crucial meetings will provide an opportunity for community members to actively participate in the…