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Leech Lake (translated from the Ojibwe language Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag: Lake abundant with bloodsuckers) is a lake located in north central Minnesota, United States. It is southeast of Bemidji , located mainly within the Leech Lake Indian Reservation , and completely within the Chippewa National Forest .
The Leech Lake Indian Agency was established by an Act of Congress, approved March 1, 1899, and $15,000 appropriated for constructing the suitable buildings and related work. [ 4 ] The Leech Lake Agency was moved to Cass Lake, Minnesota, in 1922, but the village itself persisted and the Onigum Council was organized and chartered in 1924.
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 ...
Listen and subscribe to our podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify WALKER, Minn. — Minnesota's third-largest lake has a namesake only an angler could love: the leech. Earthworm's ugly aquatic cousin.
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 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: ...
Leech Lake is an unincorporated community in Leech Lake Township, Cass County, Minnesota, United States. It is along State Highway 371 ( MN 371 ) near 100th Street NW, Cass County Road 62. Nearby places include Walker , Laporte , and Steamboat Bay of Leech Lake .
Voyageurs National Park is a national park of the United States in northern Minnesota established in 1975. It is located near the city of International Falls.The park's name commemorates the voyageurs—French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area. [3]