fbpx
Wikipedia

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

January 21, 2023

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (Ojibwe: Misi-zaaga'igani Anishinaabeg), also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians, is a federally recognized American Indian tribe located in east-central Minnesota. The Band has 4,302 members as of 2012. Its homeland is the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation, consisting of District I (near Onamia), District II (near McGregor), District IIa (near Isle), and District III (near Hinckley).

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
tribal flag
Total population
4,302
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Minnesota)
Languages
English, Ojibwe
Related ethnic groups
White Earth Band, Leech Lake Band, Grand Portage Band, Bois Forte Band, Fond du Lac Band

The Mille Lacs Band is one of six members of the federally recognized Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, which they organized in 1934. The other members are the White Earth Band, Leech Lake Band, Grand Portage Band, Bois Forte Band, and Fond du Lac Band. "Chippewa," is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to Ojibwe people; the Mille Lacs Band prefers the term "Ojibwe," which is also more common in Canada.

Clans

There are eight major doodem (or clan) types found among the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. They are Bizhiw (Lynx), Makwa (Bear), Waabizheshi (Marten) Awaazisii (Bullhead), Ma'iingan (Wolf), Migizi (Bald Eagle), Name (Sturgeon) and Moozens (Little Moose).

The historical Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Dakota was part of the historical Mille Lacs Indians. The Snake River Band of Isanti Dakota became part of the historical St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, which is today known as the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Minnesota. Due to some of these Dakota ancestry, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe have a high degree of Ma'iingan-doodem members.[1]

History

 
The State of Minnesota erected a monument to the Mille Lacs band at Fort Ridgely.
 
The monument to the Mille Lacs band was dedicated in 1914 at the Fort Ridgely site as it was frequented by the public. The Fort Ripley site was abandoned and unused so the monument was placed where it would be seen. It is the same size as the monument the State put up for troops of the 5th Minnesota that died at Fort Ridgely

According to oral traditions, the Ojibwe, part of the Algonquian languages-speaking peoples, coalesced on the Atlantic coast of North America. About 500 years ago, the ancestors of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe began migrating west. This tradition has been confirmed by linguistic and archeological evidence.

After driving previously settled Dakota villagers from the area in the mid-1700s, the Ojibwe had become established in the region around Mille Lacs Lake in what is today East Central Minnesota.[2] They had a varied diet based on the resources of the area and hunted deer, bear, moose, waterfowl, and small game; fished the area's lakes and streams; gathered wild rice, maple sugar, nuts and berries; and cultivated some plants.

Europeans started arriving, among them French, British and American fur traders. Some European colonists stayed and began to compete with the Mille Lacs Band for resources and to encroach on their land. Such settlers continued to violate the treaties and agreements which the Mille Lacs Band made with the United States and British representatives over the decades.

The Ojibwe also suffered because of new infectious diseases, which killed many. By the end of the nineteenth century, only a few hundred Ojibwe remained on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. At that time, pressing for assimilation, the United States government prohibited the Ojibwe from practicing their religion (many had converted to Catholicism but still combined it with traditional prayers and rituals), tried to have their children sent to boarding schools at which they were forced to learn and speak English, and virtually denied their right to govern themselves. Their traditional way of life was nearly impossible to follow.

When the Sioux hostilities broke out in 1862 Chief Hole in the Day made threats to take the north to war too. Chief Mou-zoo-mau-nee of the Mille Lacs Band sent 300 warriors to the Fort Ripley to aid in its defense.[3] On September 8, 1862 a Mille Lacs Band Chief with 75 warriors was met and stopped at Watab, Minnesota just north of St Cloud, Minnesota. They wanted to join the government forces fighting the Sioux. Fort Ripley was informed and Capt. Hall invited the Chippewa to come to the fort as guests of the State to await a decision on their offer.[4] The week before the Fond Du Lac band sent a letter to Gov. Ramsey to forward to president Lincoln offering to fight the Sioux.[5] In 1863 and 1864 the Mille Lacs Band signed two treaties that acknowledged their actions and made the tribe "un-removable" from their reservation as well as made the reservation boundaries permanent. The State erected a large monument to the Chief and the Mille Lacs band at Fort Ridgely cemetery in 1914 for their service to the State.[6][3]

Over the next century, Ojibwe bands in the Mille Lacs region struggled with poverty and despair. With the passage of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act, the bands of the Mille Lacs region joined five others in forming the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, organized 1934-1936. The four historical bands in the Mille Lacs region (Mille Lacs Indians, Sandy Lake Band, Rice Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa, and Snake and Kettle River Bands of St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Minnesota) were reorganized as the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

In the early 1990s, the Band opened Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley. Since then, casino revenues have allowed the Mille Lacs Band to strengthen its cultural identity, return to economic self-sufficiency, rebuild its reservation, and increase the prosperity of the entire region.

Tribal government

The Mille Lacs Band has a separation-of-powers form of government, making it one of the few Native American governments with three branches of government, similar to the government structure of the United States.

Executive branch

The current Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is Melanie Benjamin.

The Chief Executive, who is elected by Band members every four years, is the head of the executive branch. She appoints commissioners who are ratified by the Band Assembly to oversee the various departments in the executive branch.

  • Department of Justice, headed by the Solicitor General
    • Office of the Solicitor General
    • Office of Public Safety
      • Canine Registration
      • Child Passenger Safety Seat Program
      • Emergency Management
      • Project Jumpstart
      • Motor Vehicle Licensing
    • Tribal Police Department
      • Tribal Conservation Enforcement
    • Band-member Legal Aid
  • Administration Department, headed by the Commissioner of Administration
    • Aanji-Bimaadizing
      • Career Development and Training
      • Adult and Youth Support Services
      • Gotaamigozi Flex Labor
      • Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)
      • Veterans and Veteran families Services
      • WiiDu Youth Activities
      • Youth Career and Work Exploration
    • Child Support Enforcement Program
    • Facilities
      • Neyaashiing Community Center
      • [new] Community Center
      • Chi-minising Community Center
      • Minisinaakwaang Community Center
      • Aazhoomog Community Center
      • Meshakwad Community Center at Gaa-zhiigwanaabikokaag
      • Urban Office
    • Grants Management
    • Human Resources
    • Information Services
    • Notary Services
    • Self-Governance
  • Department of Community Development, headed by the Commissioner of Community Development
    • Facilities Maintenance
    • Housing Department
      • Housing Loans
      • Housing Maintenance
      • Resident Services
    • Project Management
    • Public Works Department
      • Planning and Zoning
      • Roads
      • Sanitation
      • Water and Sewer
  • Corporate Commission, headed by the Commissioner of Corporate Affairs
    • Corporate Ventures
      • Maadaadizi Investments
      • Philanthropy
        • Adopt-a-School Program
        • Donation
      • Wewinabi, Inc.
  • Department of Health and Human Services, headed by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services
    • Ne-Ia-Shing Clinic
    • District II Clinic Services
    • Aazhoomog Clinic
    • Public Health Department
    • Behavioral Health Services
    • Family Services
    • Community Support Services
  • Department of Natural Resources, headed by the Commissioner of Natural Resources
    • Office of Natural Resource Management
      • Agriculture
        • Community Gardens
        • Wildrice Management
      • Land Management
      • Resource Management
        • Fisheries
        • Forestry
        • Licensing and Permitting
        • Wildland Maintenance
    • Office of the Environment
      • Air
      • Brownfield
      • Energy and Eco-systems
      • General Environmental Assistance
      • Water and Septic
    • Office of Culture
      • Cultural Resources
      • Enrollments
      • Tribal Historic Preservation Office
  • Department of Education, headed by the Commissioner of Education
    • Nay Ah Shing School
      • Nay Ah Shing Lower School (Abinoojiiyag)
      • Nay Ah Shing Upper School
      • Pine Grove Leadership Academy
    • Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy
    • Wewinabi Early Education
    • District I Cultural Immersion Program
    • District II East Lake Education Program
    • District III Aazhoomog Education Outreach Program
    • Community Youth Services
    • Higher Education
    • Library

Legislative branch

The legislative branch of the Band’s government, known as the Band Assembly, consists of one Representative from each of the reservation’s three districts and a Secretary/Treasurer who presides over the Band Assembly as its Speaker. Each Representative is elected by the people of his or her district to serve a four-year term in the Band Assembly. Band members who live off the reservation select a home district and vote only for a Representative from that district. The Secretary/Treasurer is elected by all Band members.

The current Secretary/Treasurer of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is Sheldon Boyd, Speaker of the Band Assembly elected in April 2018.

  • Band Assembly
  • Legislative Administration
  • Office of Budget and Management, headed by the Commissioner of Finance, appointed by Band Assembly
    • Employee Payroll Services
    • Insurance Services
    • Revolving Loan Fund
    • Burial Insurance
    • Discretionary Loans

Judicial branch

The Chief Justice of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is Rayna Mattinas. The judicial branch includes the Chief Justice and the Court of Central Jurisdiction, which consists of three appellate justices and one district judge.

  • Tribal Court
  • District Court Liaison Services

Independent Agencies

  • Department of Athletic Regulation
  • Gaming Regulatory Authority (GRA)
    • Office of Gaming Regulations & Compliance
      • Charitable Gaming
      • Compliance
      • Internal Audit
      • Licensing/Exclusions
      • Surveillance
      • Vendor Licensing

Corporate Ventures Holdings

List of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chiefs

Chairman

  • 1936–1940: Fred Sam
  • 1940–1948: Sam Yankee
  • 1948–1956: Fred Jones
  • 1956–1960: Jerry Martin
  • 1960–1972: Sam Yankee
  • 1972–1991: Arthur Gahbow
  • 1991–1992: Marge Anderson (interim appointment)

Chief Executive

  • 1992–2000: Marge Anderson
  • 2000–2008: Melanie Benjamin
  • 2008–2009: Herbert Weyaus (interim appointment)
  • 2009–2012: Marge Anderson
  • 2012–present: Melanie Benjamin

Notable members

  • Marge Anderson
  • James Clark, Naawigiizis
  • Lucy Clark
  • Marvin Eagle
  • Arthur Gahbow / Wewinabi ("Waywinabe")
  • Virgil Hill, boxer
  • Maude Kegg / Naawakamigookwe
  • Larry Smallwood / Amikogaabaw
  • Sam Yankee / Eshpan ("Ayshpun")

See also

References

  1. ^ Mazina'igan: Clans and Mille Lacs Band Clans 2005-11-25 at the Wayback Machine, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, Fall 1999
  2. ^ "History of the Dakota People in the Mille Lacs Area".
  3. ^ a b A monument to loyalty and service, Moccasin Telegraph Aug 22, 2007, Moccasin Telegraph, MessAge Media, 280 West Main Street Isle, MN [1]
  4. ^ Chippewas on the War Path, Goodhue Republican Vol. 6 No. 3, Sept 12, 1863, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN [2]
  5. ^ Lake Superior Chippeways, Mankato Semi-weekly Record Vol 4 - No. 22, p.2 [3]
  6. ^ Chief Mou-Zoo-Mau-Nee State Monument, The Historical Marker Database, John Smith, May 4, 2005 [4]
  1. Buffalohead, Roger and Priscilla Buffalohead. Against the Tide of American History: The Story of Mille Lacs Anishinabe. Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Cass Lake, MN: 1985).
  2. A Comprehensive Guide to The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Government. Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe General Assembly (Vineland, MN: 1996).
  3. Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
  4. Aaniin Ekidong: Ojibwe Vocabulary Project. St. Paul: Minnesota Humanities Center, 2009.
  5. Treuer, Anton. Ojibwe in Minnesota St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2010.
  6. Treuer, Anton. Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001.

External links

  • Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, official website
    • Tribal Register of Band Statues, Ordinances, Resolutions, Orders, Policy and Rules
    • Ojibwe Inaajimowin, the monthly newspaper of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe's Charter for the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians
  • Eni–gikendaasoyang ("Moving Towards Knowledge Together"), Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Language Revitalization], University of Minnesota
  • Mille Lacs Indian Museum Historic Site

January 21, 2023
mille, lacs, band, ojibwe, ojibwe, misi, zaaga, igani, anishinaabeg, also, known, mille, lacs, band, chippewa, indians, federally, recognized, american, indian, tribe, located, east, central, minnesota, band, members, 2012, homeland, mille, lacs, indian, reser. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Ojibwe Misi zaaga igani Anishinaabeg also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians is a federally recognized American Indian tribe located in east central Minnesota The Band has 4 302 members as of 2012 Its homeland is the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation consisting of District I near Onamia District II near McGregor District IIa near Isle and District III near Hinckley Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwetribal flagTotal population4 302Regions with significant populations United States Minnesota LanguagesEnglish OjibweRelated ethnic groupsWhite Earth Band Leech Lake Band Grand Portage Band Bois Forte Band Fond du Lac BandThe Mille Lacs Band is one of six members of the federally recognized Minnesota Chippewa Tribe which they organized in 1934 The other members are the White Earth Band Leech Lake Band Grand Portage Band Bois Forte Band and Fond du Lac Band Chippewa is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to Ojibwe people the Mille Lacs Band prefers the term Ojibwe which is also more common in Canada Contents 1 Clans 2 History 3 Tribal government 3 1 Executive branch 3 2 Legislative branch 3 3 Judicial branch 3 4 Independent Agencies 4 Corporate Ventures Holdings 5 List of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chiefs 5 1 Chairman 5 2 Chief Executive 6 Notable members 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksClans EditThere are eight major doodem or clan types found among the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe They are Bizhiw Lynx Makwa Bear Waabizheshi Marten Awaazisii Bullhead Ma iingan Wolf Migizi Bald Eagle Name Sturgeon and Moozens Little Moose The historical Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Dakota was part of the historical Mille Lacs Indians The Snake River Band of Isanti Dakota became part of the historical St Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa which is today known as the St Croix Chippewa Indians of Minnesota Due to some of these Dakota ancestry Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe have a high degree of Ma iingan doodem members 1 History Edit The State of Minnesota erected a monument to the Mille Lacs band at Fort Ridgely The monument to the Mille Lacs band was dedicated in 1914 at the Fort Ridgely site as it was frequented by the public The Fort Ripley site was abandoned and unused so the monument was placed where it would be seen It is the same size as the monument the State put up for troops of the 5th Minnesota that died at Fort Ridgely According to oral traditions the Ojibwe part of the Algonquian languages speaking peoples coalesced on the Atlantic coast of North America About 500 years ago the ancestors of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe began migrating west This tradition has been confirmed by linguistic and archeological evidence After driving previously settled Dakota villagers from the area in the mid 1700s the Ojibwe had become established in the region around Mille Lacs Lake in what is today East Central Minnesota 2 They had a varied diet based on the resources of the area and hunted deer bear moose waterfowl and small game fished the area s lakes and streams gathered wild rice maple sugar nuts and berries and cultivated some plants Europeans started arriving among them French British and American fur traders Some European colonists stayed and began to compete with the Mille Lacs Band for resources and to encroach on their land Such settlers continued to violate the treaties and agreements which the Mille Lacs Band made with the United States and British representatives over the decades The Ojibwe also suffered because of new infectious diseases which killed many By the end of the nineteenth century only a few hundred Ojibwe remained on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation At that time pressing for assimilation the United States government prohibited the Ojibwe from practicing their religion many had converted to Catholicism but still combined it with traditional prayers and rituals tried to have their children sent to boarding schools at which they were forced to learn and speak English and virtually denied their right to govern themselves Their traditional way of life was nearly impossible to follow When the Sioux hostilities broke out in 1862 Chief Hole in the Day made threats to take the north to war too Chief Mou zoo mau nee of the Mille Lacs Band sent 300 warriors to the Fort Ripley to aid in its defense 3 On September 8 1862 a Mille Lacs Band Chief with 75 warriors was met and stopped at Watab Minnesota just north of St Cloud Minnesota They wanted to join the government forces fighting the Sioux Fort Ripley was informed and Capt Hall invited the Chippewa to come to the fort as guests of the State to await a decision on their offer 4 The week before the Fond Du Lac band sent a letter to Gov Ramsey to forward to president Lincoln offering to fight the Sioux 5 In 1863 and 1864 the Mille Lacs Band signed two treaties that acknowledged their actions and made the tribe un removable from their reservation as well as made the reservation boundaries permanent The State erected a large monument to the Chief and the Mille Lacs band at Fort Ridgely cemetery in 1914 for their service to the State 6 3 Over the next century Ojibwe bands in the Mille Lacs region struggled with poverty and despair With the passage of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act the bands of the Mille Lacs region joined five others in forming the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe organized 1934 1936 The four historical bands in the Mille Lacs region Mille Lacs Indians Sandy Lake Band Rice Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa and Snake and Kettle River Bands of St Croix Chippewa Indians of Minnesota were reorganized as the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe In the early 1990s the Band opened Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley Since then casino revenues have allowed the Mille Lacs Band to strengthen its cultural identity return to economic self sufficiency rebuild its reservation and increase the prosperity of the entire region Tribal government EditThe Mille Lacs Band has a separation of powers form of government making it one of the few Native American governments with three branches of government similar to the government structure of the United States Executive branch Edit The current Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is Melanie Benjamin The Chief Executive who is elected by Band members every four years is the head of the executive branch She appoints commissioners who are ratified by the Band Assembly to oversee the various departments in the executive branch Department of Justice headed by the Solicitor General Office of the Solicitor General Office of Public Safety Canine Registration Child Passenger Safety Seat Program Emergency Management Project Jumpstart Motor Vehicle Licensing Tribal Police Department Tribal Conservation Enforcement Band member Legal Aid Administration Department headed by the Commissioner of Administration Aanji Bimaadizing Career Development and Training Adult and Youth Support Services Gotaamigozi Flex Labor Tribal Employment Rights Office TERO Veterans and Veteran families Services WiiDu Youth Activities Youth Career and Work Exploration Child Support Enforcement Program Facilities Neyaashiing Community Center new Community Center Chi minising Community Center Minisinaakwaang Community Center Aazhoomog Community Center Meshakwad Community Center at Gaa zhiigwanaabikokaag Urban Office Grants Management Human Resources Information Services Notary Services Self Governance Department of Community Development headed by the Commissioner of Community Development Facilities Maintenance Housing Department Housing Loans Housing Maintenance Resident Services Project Management Public Works Department Planning and Zoning Roads Sanitation Water and Sewer Corporate Commission headed by the Commissioner of Corporate Affairs Corporate Ventures Maadaadizi Investments Philanthropy Adopt a School Program Donation Wewinabi Inc Department of Health and Human Services headed by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services Ne Ia Shing Clinic District II Clinic Services Aazhoomog Clinic Public Health Department Behavioral Health Services Family Services Community Support Services Department of Natural Resources headed by the Commissioner of Natural Resources Office of Natural Resource Management Agriculture Community Gardens Wildrice Management Land Management Resource Management Fisheries Forestry Licensing and Permitting Wildland Maintenance Office of the Environment Air Brownfield Energy and Eco systems General Environmental Assistance Water and Septic Office of Culture Cultural Resources Enrollments Tribal Historic Preservation Office Department of Education headed by the Commissioner of Education Nay Ah Shing School Nay Ah Shing Lower School Abinoojiiyag Nay Ah Shing Upper School Pine Grove Leadership Academy Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy Wewinabi Early Education District I Cultural Immersion Program District II East Lake Education Program District III Aazhoomog Education Outreach Program Community Youth Services Higher Education Library Legislative branch Edit The legislative branch of the Band s government known as the Band Assembly consists of one Representative from each of the reservation s three districts and a Secretary Treasurer who presides over the Band Assembly as its Speaker Each Representative is elected by the people of his or her district to serve a four year term in the Band Assembly Band members who live off the reservation select a home district and vote only for a Representative from that district The Secretary Treasurer is elected by all Band members The current Secretary Treasurer of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is Sheldon Boyd Speaker of the Band Assembly elected in April 2018 Band Assembly Legislative Administration Office of Budget and Management headed by the Commissioner of Finance appointed by Band Assembly Employee Payroll Services Insurance Services Revolving Loan Fund Burial Insurance Discretionary LoansJudicial branch Edit The Chief Justice of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is Rayna Mattinas The judicial branch includes the Chief Justice and the Court of Central Jurisdiction which consists of three appellate justices and one district judge Tribal Court District Court Liaison ServicesIndependent Agencies Edit Department of Athletic Regulation Gaming Regulatory Authority GRA Office of Gaming Regulations amp Compliance Charitable Gaming Compliance Internal Audit Licensing Exclusions Surveillance Vendor LicensingCorporate Ventures Holdings EditGaming Grand Casino Hinckley Hinckley Minnesota Grand Casino Mille Lacs Vineland Minnesota Hospitality DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Saint Paul St Paul Minnesota DoubleTree by Hilton Minneapolis Park Place St Louis Park Minnesota Embassy Suites Will Rogers Airport Hotel Oklahoma City Oklahoma InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront St Paul Minnesota Marketing amp Technology Foxtrot Marketing Group Sweetgrass Media Maadaadizi Investments Makwa Global LLC Minneapolis Minnesota with offices in Onamia Minnesota Reston Virginia Hawaii Germany Nairobi Kenya and Dubai UAE Wewinabi Inc Local Businesses Big Sandy Lodge amp Resort Libby Minnesota Crossroads Convenience Store Lake Lena Minnesota East Lake Convenience Store East Lake Minnesota Grand Makwa Cinema Vineland Minnesota Grand Market Vineland Minnesota Grindstone Laundry Hinckley Minnesota Hinckley Medical Office Building Hinckley Minnesota Lady Luck Estates Hinckley Minnesota Mille Lacs Super Stop Onamia Minnesota Taco John s franchise at Mille Lacs Super Stop Mille Lacs Wastewater Management Vineland Minnesota Garrison Kathio West Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District in cooperation with City of Garrison Minnesota and Kathio Township Red Willow Estates Onamia Minnesota Woodlands National Bank Onamia Minnesota with branches in Cloquet Minnesota Hinckley Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota Sturgeon Lake Minnesota Vineland Minnesota and Zimmerman Minnesota List of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chiefs EditChairman Edit 1936 1940 Fred Sam 1940 1948 Sam Yankee 1948 1956 Fred Jones 1956 1960 Jerry Martin 1960 1972 Sam Yankee 1972 1991 Arthur Gahbow 1991 1992 Marge Anderson interim appointment Chief Executive Edit 1992 2000 Marge Anderson 2000 2008 Melanie Benjamin 2008 2009 Herbert Weyaus interim appointment 2009 2012 Marge Anderson 2012 present Melanie BenjaminNotable members EditMarge Anderson James Clark Naawigiizis Lucy Clark Marvin Eagle Arthur Gahbow Wewinabi Waywinabe Virgil Hill boxer Maude Kegg Naawakamigookwe Larry Smallwood Amikogaabaw Sam Yankee Eshpan Ayshpun See also EditMinnesota Chippewa Tribe Minnesota Indian Affairs Council United States v Mille Lac Band of Chippewa Indians 229 U S 498 1913 Minnesota v Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians 526 U S 127 1999 References Edit Mazina igan Clans and Mille Lacs Band Clans Archived 2005 11 25 at the Wayback Machine Great Lakes Indian Fish amp Wildlife Commission Fall 1999 History of the Dakota People in the Mille Lacs Area a b A monument to loyalty and service Moccasin Telegraph Aug 22 2007 Moccasin Telegraph MessAge Media 280 West Main Street Isle MN 1 Chippewas on the War Path Goodhue Republican Vol 6 No 3 Sept 12 1863 Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Blvd St Paul MN 2 Lake Superior Chippeways Mankato Semi weekly Record Vol 4 No 22 p 2 3 Chief Mou Zoo Mau Nee State Monument The Historical Marker Database John Smith May 4 2005 4 Buffalohead Roger and Priscilla Buffalohead Against the Tide of American History The Story of Mille Lacs Anishinabe Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Cass Lake MN 1985 A Comprehensive Guide to The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Government Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe General Assembly Vineland MN 1996 Minnesota Indian Affairs Council Aaniin Ekidong Ojibwe Vocabulary Project St Paul Minnesota Humanities Center 2009 Treuer Anton Ojibwe in Minnesota St Paul Minnesota Historical Society Press 2010 Treuer Anton Living Our Language Ojibwe Tales amp Oral Histories St Paul Minnesota Historical Society Press 2001 External links EditMille Lacs Band of Ojibwe official website Tribal Register of Band Statues Ordinances Resolutions Orders Policy and Rules Ojibwe Inaajimowin the monthly newspaper of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Minnesota Chippewa Tribe s Charter for the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians Eni gikendaasoyang Moving Towards Knowledge Together Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Language Revitalization University of Minnesota Mille Lacs Indian Museum Historic Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe amp oldid 1126494686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.