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

CASS LAKE, MN- Candidate filing is underway at reservations belonging to the MN Chippewa Tribe. Filing opened on January 12 at 8:00 AM and will close on January 22, 2018. Following Certification of the candidates in February and appointment…

The Leech Lake Tribal Council and staff members recently toured the new Bug O Nay Ge Shig High School construction site at the invitation of Superintendent Mary Trapp and the school board. A time lapse and current photos of the…

Leech Lake Tribal College is pleased to announce it has been awarded $100,000 from the American Indian College Fund (AICF) Scholarly Emergence for Environmental Design and Stewardship (SEEDS) program to increase capacity to prepare students…

The State of the Band Address will be held Friday January 5, 2018 at the Northern Lights Casino Event Center in Walker, MN. Registration will open at 8:30 AM with the program beginning at 10:00 AM. Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. will deliver…

CASS LAKE, MN – On December 19, 2017 the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe approved the filing of a lawsuit in federal district court against six of the nation’s largest opioid manufacturers—including Purdue Pharma, Cephalon, Inc., and Janssen…

Early in December, two youth delegates from Leech Lake traveled to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, MN for the initial meeting of the Minnesota Tribal Youth Gathering Steering Team. The delegates were officially appointed by…

Leech Lake Band Member Korina Barry has recently announced that she will be seeking the District 62B seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Current incumbent, Susan Allen (Rosebud Sioux) decided last week she would not seek…

More than one hundred Band members, employees and various officials gathered at the future site of the new Palace Casino and Hotel in Cass Lake, MN for a groundbreaking ceremony. Those in attendance included: the Leech Lake Tribal Council,…

UPDATE: Meeting times have changed due to a scheduling conflict at the Northern Lights Event Center. The meeting will start at 10:00 AM on December 18 instead of 12:00 PM and on December 19 the meeting will end at 3:00PM instead of 4:00 PM.…

Leech Lake Gaming and the Leech Lake Tribal Council are excited to announce that a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Palace Casino will be held on Thursday, December 7 at 1:00 PM. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held near the…