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

BLACKDUCK, Minn. (Oct. 10, 2017) – The Blackduck Ranger District of the Chippewa National Forest has released the draft environmental assessment, draft decision and finding of no significant impact for the Norway Beach Recreation Area –…

Friends, family and athletes gathered at the Northern Lights Casino to honor Henry "Crock" Harper, a coach, mentor and friend to many native athletes throughout the region. His induction ceremony into the National Indian Athletic…

Attention MCT Enrolled Members: The Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Executive Committee has scheduled additional meetings at the remaining reservations as well as urban areas to discuss the current Constitution of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.…

News Update from the Division of Resource Management

On Wednesday, October 25, a dinner conversation called “Let’s Talk” will be held at the Northern Lights Casino. The talk will be about County Government and Tribal Government. Sponsors hope that both Tribal members and other County citizens…

The Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) received some stellar news to kick off this school year. WalletHub, a personal finance website, ranked LLTC the number one community college in the nation for overall quality. The study rated more…

The community solar garden at Prescott is one of five solar arrays that have been constructed as part of the project. Solar panels have also been installed at Leech Lake Tribal College, the Palace Casino, Jackson Village and at the RREAL…

More than 50 youth from the Leech Lake Reservation, ages 12 through 18, attended the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) conference in Denver, Colorado in early July.

"Oil market analysis indicates that Enbridge has not established a need for the proposed project; the pipeline would primarily benefit areas outside Minnesota; and serious environmental and socioeconomic risks and effects outweigh limited…