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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 ...
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.
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 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 ... Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe opens The ...
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The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is the centralized governmental authority for six Ojibwe bands in Minnesota.The tribe was created on June 18, 1934; the organization and its governmental powers are divided between the tribe, and the individual bands, which directly operate their reservations.
With the opening of state-licensed marijuana dispensaries still months away, several of Minnesota's tribal nations have stepped in to meet the demand from consumers eager to purchase cannabis legally.
Margaret Treuer was an enrolled member of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation and a lifelong resident of the Leech Lake Reservation. She was a tribal judge and was the first female Indian attorney in Minnesota. [2] Anton Treuer grew up in and around the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota and went to high school in Bemidji. [3]