Letter: Walz administration favors White Earth tribe in cannabis market Dave Vipond of Mahnomen writes: "The tribe has more influence than any other group I have witnessed at the capital." ...

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (AP) — When Eugene “Bugger” McArthur took over as chairman of the White Earth Band of Chippewa, he pledged to reform tribal government following the corruption convictions of several ...

Of course, tribal sovereignty also means that tribes could decide to use the land they regain for something other than climate projects, per se, including for housing or economic development.

Like White Earth Nation, Leech Lake is a mix of tribal, federal, state and privately owned land, the legacy of allotment policies which divided up reservation lands more than a century and a half ago.

After speaking with White Earth Nation Chairman Michael Fairbanks, Larson says he requested representatives from the tribe attend a Clay County Commission meeting so members could understand the ...