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Incumbents who ran again for chairperson on other reservations in Tuesday’s races will be moving on. All were the top vote-getters but failed to garner more than 50%.
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The Chippewa Forest land transfer is one of the most monumental developments to take place on Leech Lake since the first treaties were signed in 1855, according to the chairman.
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A round dance in Onigum on Saturday, Feb. 17, is one example of the collaborative work between Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schools and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
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He will serve as one of 12 regional vice presidents for the organization, representing the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in the Midwest region.
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Plus an innovative financial program on the Leech Lake Reservation is creating qualified borrowers, younger workers needed to meet climate goals, and a Minnesota tribe gains access to federal crime databases.
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Payday loans often have interest rates in the triple digits. Rob Aitken, executive director for Leech Lake Financial Services, is offering clients a way to use their paid-time-off as collateral for consumer loans.
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Honor the Earth is collaborating with artists and cultural organizer Rory Wakemup from the Bois Forte Band. Participants will learn how to replant manoomin.
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The council approved a regulatory code, establishing the framework for the cannabis industry within the Leech Lake Reservation.
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Late last year, tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed the school’s drinking water wells were contaminated with PFAS. As the United States begins to crack down on PFAS contamination, Indigenous communities are getting left behind.
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Also covered are PFAS contamination at Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School and consideration of a cannabis muni in Bemidji.