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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 ...
Turtle Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, located about Turtle River and Turtle Lake, between Leech Lake and Red Lake. 2; Lake Winnibigoshish Band of Chippewa Indians (Wiinibiigoonzhishiwininiwag) Eastern Bands Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag Ojibweg) Bear Island (on Leech Lake) Boy Lake; Pine Point (on Leech Lake)
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: ...
Jun. 5—CASS LAKE — The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe lifted its mask mandate on Thursday. At the regular tribal council meeting on June 3, 2021 the council voted to end the mandatory portion of ...
In 1781, a large band of Ojibwe had taken control of Leech Lake and were designated by white traders as "Pillagers" or Muk-im-dua-win-in-e-wug (men who take by force). They gained a reputation as being a brave band of Ojibwe, Based on the annuity list of 1851, the band numbered about 1250 with approxitimately 300 men who were capable of bearing arms.
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 .
Last fall, Enbridge offered the Red Lake Band of Chippewa a lucrative deal if the tribe would drop legal efforts to quash the company's new pipeline across northern Minnesota. Red Lake said no. In ...