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“Leech Lake Chairman Faron Jackson Sr. recalled the turbulent year and its impact on the band…‘I personally want to say ‘Chi Miigwech’ to each and every member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe for doing your part in keeping our families and community safe. We have to continue to be extremely cautious. We cannot let our guard down just yet.’”

“County officials met with Minnesota’s four Dakota tribes six times to ensure the park’s draft plans both protect and acknowledge the story of important sites in Spring Lake Park, including areas along the Mississippi River where Dakota people lived in villages, held ceremonies and buried their relatives for 8,000 years.”

“On Thursday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge announced $450 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to tribes across the country; $13.1 million will go to 10 tribes in Minnesota.”

“The partners have found that water resources are generally healthy in the watershed, which is located primarily within the Red Lake Nation and covered by forests and wetlands, according to two reports recently released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.”

“Members of the Minnesota Bison Conservation Herd, as the rebounding population is known, share a rare biological profile that makes them different from most of the bison elsewhere in the U.S.: None of the animals have traceable cattle DNA.”

“The benefits are provided to all Shooting Star Casino team members, including tipped positions that will earn a minimum of $16 per hour between hourly wages and tipcs. The casino is an economic driver for the White Earth Nation, the largest American Indian community in Minnesota with 19,000 enrolled members.”

“At their simplest, acknowledgements seek to recognize the Native American communities who live or lived in a specific geographic region. Some versions also detail Indigenous peoples’ historic and present-day contributions and connections to the land. Other statements may recognize the sovereignty of local tribes, the violent history of colonization or the contemporary inequities between Native and non-Native Americans.”

“‘Rep. Haaland’s confirmation represents a gigantic step forward in creating a government that represents the full richness and diversity of this country,’ said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. ‘Native Americans for far too long have been neglected at the Cabinet level and in so many other places.’”

“Through a $5000 donation from northern Minnesota’s Red Lake Nation, Bemidji State University’s Alumni and Foundation has purchased 54 stethoscopes for students enrolled in the university’s four-year track nursing program.”

“While tribal leaders are always willing to meet with state leaders on legislative matters, we have not ‘found common ground’ on sports betting, as the editorial urged. In fact, we have expressed our concerns that, for Minnesota tribes, the authorization of sports betting could have unforeseen consequences to existing gaming operations that support tribal governments and members. This is why tribes have advocated for a wait-and-see approach to sports betting while studying outcomes in other states, particularly those with a robust tribal gaming presence.”