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The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, also known as the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians or the Leech Lake Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Ojibwe: Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag Ojibweg) is a federally recognized Ojibwe band located in Minnesota and one of six making up the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. The band had 9,426 enrolled tribal members as of March 2014.
The Leech Lake Reservation (Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag in the Ojibwe language) is an Indian reservation located in the north-central Minnesota counties of Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, and Hubbard. The reservation forms the land base for the federally recognized Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, one of six bands comprising the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, organized ...
On October 5, 1898, Leech Lake was the location of a conflict between Ojibwe and Federal troops of the United States, the Battle of Sugar Point. [8] A firefight broke out between the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe after one of the soldiers sent to retrieve a bootlegger mistakenly fired his rifle. [9]
Native Nations Fashion Night is the largest showcase of its kind in the Upper Midwest, and this year, longtime supporter Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, will be one of ...
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is the first tribe to open a dispensary this year, but more are on the horizon. Two tribes last year blazed the trail for recreational marijuana sales: ...
White was born into the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, in 1964. [citation needed] She was given the name "Wades in the water", as water is healing and is a symbol for life.She grew up in a two bedroom home without running water or electricity and has stated that many of her favorite memories consist of walking the trails and paths of the “old ones” along with her cousins, as well as partaking ...
Located on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, [2] it serves the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. It is nicknamed the "Bug School". It is nicknamed the "Bug School". [ 3 ]
KOJB 90.1 FM is a Community radio station, owned and operated by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. [2] Licensed to Cass Lake, Minnesota , the station serves the Leech Lake Indian Reservation . [ 2 ]