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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

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"Leech Lake"

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO) is a federally recognized, sovereign Ojibwe tribal government located in north-central Minnesota, 10 miles east of Bemidji.

Website

Newspaper

Headquarters

Tribal Government Center

  • 190 Sailstar Dr NE NW
    Cass Lake, MN 56633
  • 218-335-8200

Government structure

  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution
  • Five elected council members
    • Chairperson
    • Secretary/Treasurer
    • Three District Representatives
  • Staggered elections held even years, second Tuesday in June, four year terms

Council

  • Chairman: Faron Jackson Sr.
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Leonard Fineday
  • District I Representative: Kyle Fairbanks
  • District II Representative: Steve White
  • District III Representative: Leon Staples Jr.

Geography and demography

  • Size: 866,645 acres
  • Citizenship: 9,400+ enrolled members
  • Counties: Beltrami, Cass, Hubbard, Itasca
  • Government headquarters: Cass Lake

Communities

  • Ball Club, non-municipal: Ball Club Store
  • Bena, municipal: Winnie Store (historical building on national register)
  • Cass Lake, municipal
  • Cass River/Pennington
  • Deer River: White Oak Casino, Schoolcraft State Park, Blueberry Hills Golf Course
  • Inger
  • Mission
  • Oak Point
  • Onigum
  • S-Lake, municipal: Pow Wow Grounds
  • Smoky Point
  • Sugar Point
  • Walker, non-municipal: Northern Lights Casino, Walker Bay Theater, Heartland Trail, Walker Bay Live, Moondance Events

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