Cass lake drum society

10/07/2024

26/04/2024

Historically, tribal communities have had higher rates of unemployment and poverty than other communities. The federal government administers multiple programs that can support economic development in these communities.

We identified 22 programs at 7 agencies that provide economic development assistance—e.g., grants or loans—to tribal governments and businesses. But these programs might be hard to identify or access, leaving tribal entities to miss out on valuable support.

Also, federal assistance totals for tribal entities are unknown because agencies don't analyze or report data for some programs.

26/04/2024

There are 574 ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse federally recognized Indian Tribes in the United States. These Tribal Nations are distinct political entities whose inherent sovereignty predates the United States and is reflected in their government-to-government relationship with the U.S. government. The United States has undertaken a unique trust responsibility to protect and support Tribal Nations and their citizens through treaties, statutes, and historical relations with Tribal Nations. The 2022-2027 Strategic Plan addresses the federal government’s responsibilities to Tribal Nations and their citizens.

In 2018, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights reported that—due to a variety of reasons such as historical discriminatory policies, insufficient resources, and inefficient federal program delivery—American Indians and Alaska Natives continue to rank near the bottom of all Americans in terms of health, education, and employment.

Several federal agencies provide direct services or funding to federally recognized Tribal Nations and their citizens—including the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), and the Indian Health Service (IHS). However, they face a number of challenges to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of their tribal programs. Improving federal management of programs that serve Tribal Nations and their citizens is on the High Risk List.

For instance:

IHS has faced numerous challenges in administering health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. For example, recent cases of provider misconduct, including sexual abuse and physical assault, have raised questions about the agency’s ability to protect patients from harm.
BIE-funded schools are required to provide services for eligible students with disabilities, such as learning disabilities or health impairments. Each of these students has an individualized education plan outlining the type, frequency, and duration of services the school is legally required to provide—e.g., physical therapy. Schools must log when and for how long the services in each plan are provided to students. However, schools didn’t provide or didn’t log almost 40% of students’ planned service time. Strengthening oversight and support activities can help BIE address the unique needs of students with disabilities.
Federal agencies are required by law to provide a variety of programs and services to Tribal Nations and their citizens. The Office of Management and Budget publishes an annual report on federal funding for programs that benefit Native Americans but has not developed a formal process to regularly solicit and assess feedback from federal agencies and tribal stakeholders. Additionally, some agencies do not have a formal process for incorporating tribal input and needs into their budgets.
More than 70 out of over 200 Alaska Native villages face significant threats from erosion, flooding, or thawing permafrost—and climate change is expected to exacerbate these threats. Federal agencies have worked to repair damaged infrastructure in Alaska Native villages and build their resilience to environmental threats. However, federal assistance would be more effective if there was interagency and intergovernmental coordination among federal agencies and state and tribal governments to address these threats.

27/03/2024

Be part of history in the making! The Leech Lake Youth Council proudly presents the FIRST-EVER Youth-Initiated Chairperson Candidate Forum.

Join us for this groundbreaking event where youth voices take the lead in shaping our community's future. Don't miss your chance to be part of this historic moment!

📢✍🏼

15/03/2024

District III Candidate: John Johnson
Asking for Support

John Johnson

District #3 team member

To all Leech Lake Band Members,

I am writing this letter to humbly ask for your support for my campaign. I, John Johnson, am seeking candidacy for the position of District 3 Representative. I firmly believe that with your help, I can be an effective leader and bring about necessary change in our community.

I want to assure you that I am committed to representing the interests of all the residents of our beloved tribal nation. By supporting me, you are investing in a future of progress, heritable structures, and transparent governance. Each vote and each ounce of support counts significantly in achieving our collective goal of better governance. Please let us join hands for the welfare and progress of our Tribal Nation.

I have been working in Property Management for Eight years and while in property it has had great success in gaining control of our assets with the creation of my (Resolution #2018-023) fixed asset and equipment policy, and shipping and receiving. The tribal resolution fixed asset policy and standard operation procedure has brought more accountability to our government. This resolution was accepted in office of Self Governance to compliant with requirements outlined in 2CFR 2001.313. (Federal codes for grants and agreements). Property has started inventorying incoming orders for and accounting that all orders are received and processed in to the system as being received and then the orders get delivered by property management. Shipping has been successful in keeping track of orders and inventorying orders and scan in to system as received and accounted and is delivered to correct departments and programs. Shipping and receiving has been in operation since July 1, 2021, since the pandemic has happened and needed for control of outburst of Corvid.

I had maintained property during and after the pandemic and had worked with logistics within the incident management team that kept the Leech Lake Band operating during the pandemic in which property has had to change on various times to keep a smooth process with limited out reach.

I have taken part with our nation during pandemic times and while we were quite busy during the day time I had also found time to work in the Bug School board as Vice chair and had to make serious decision to keep our children protected and safe for our Tribal Nation. We had to make constant changes and had to make last minutes decisions while on the school board. We had great success during the pandemic. I feel we need more success stories from our gaming/businesses with proper working documents and upkeep of future market and financial projections.

Migwetch for your support

14/03/2024

Good morning

13/03/2024

1. Get up with the sun to pray. Pray alone.
2. Be tolerant of those who have lost their way. Ignorance, presumption, anger, jealousy, and greed come from a lost soul. Pray for them to find guidance.
3. Find yourself by your own means. Do not let others make your path for you. It is your path and only yours. Others may walk with you, but no one can make your way (or walk your path) for you.
4. Treat guests in your home with great consideration. Serve them the best food and bed, and treat them with respect and honor.
5. Do not take what is not yours, whether from a person, a community, from the jungle, or from a culture. It was not given or won. It is not yours.
6. Respect all the things on this earth, be they people, plants, and animals.
7. Honor the thoughts, desires, and words of all people. Never break them in, make fun of them, or imitate them rudely. It gives each person the right to their personal expression.
8. Never talk about others in a bad way. The negative energy you put into the universe will multiply when it returns to you.
9. All people make mistakes. And all the mistakes can be forgiven.
10. Bad thoughts cause illness to the mind, body, and spirit. Practice optimism.
11. Nature is not FOR us. It is PART of us. She's part of your family in the world.
12. Children are the seeds of our future. Sow love in your hearts and water them with wisdom and life lessons. When they grow up, give them space to grow up.
13. Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of their suffering will return to you.
14. Be true (transparent ) all the time. Honesty is the test of one's will in this universe.
15. Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental person, your Spiritual person, your Emotional person, and your Physical person: all need to be strong, pure, and healthy.

16/06/2023

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16/11/2022

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. RESCHEDULED TO DEC 19

Elders Christmas party 🎉

14/11/2022

The annual Thanksgiving Giveaway will take place this week on Friday, November 18, 2022.

On-Reservation and Bemidji LLBO Households will receive one Turkey and one lb LL Wild Rice.

LLBO households in Minneapolis & Duluth will receive a gift card and one lb LL Wild Rice.

Distribution times may vary based on pickup site. See flyers for all times and locations.

03/11/2022

UPDATE: Located

The Bemidji Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 11 year old Nadina Kinder-Stone. Nadina was last seen on 11/3/22 near the 800 block of America Ave and might be in the Nymore area or Miles Ave area. If you have information regarding Nadina’s whereabouts, please call the Bemidji Police Department at 218-333-9111.

Nadina is described as 5’0”, 120 lbs, has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, a sweatshirt, black pants, black/white shoes. Nadina may be on a bright green or blue bike.