“Over the past 15 years of work in the Mille Lacs Band courts, I have witnessed addiction and mental health issues intensify in our community,“ said Gilda Burr, Mille Lacs Band Court Administrator.

On Tuesday, June 22, the Tribal Executive Committee (TEC) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) met at Fortune Bay for a special meeting regarding the constitutional reform process that has been on-going.

Band members are encouraged to sign up for a free summer woodland series: Foraging and Photography: Learn to Identify and Photograph Wild Plants for Food, Medicine, and Art.

Students participating in the Onamia Schools' Indigenous Arts & Culture Camps this summer will be holding a free Art Show and Dinner on Wednesday, July 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Rolf Olsen Center, 807 Main St. W., Onamia.

After moving to a 70-acre hobby farm west of Hinckley three years ago, Kevin Sutton began to wonder what he could do to share his rural paradise with others. At first, he considered an RV park. “But it would’ve cost $250,000 just to lay the pipe!“ he said.

The Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan provides the largest Child Tax Credit ever and historic relief to the most working families ever — and most families will automatically receive monthly payments without having to take any action.

Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures (MLCV) congratulates the graduates of the Enterprise Academy’s Spring 2021 program. Participants were able to attend Enterprise Academy through a new pilot partnership between MLCV and Initiative Foundation.

On Wednesday, June 2, Band Assembly approved four resolutions and two bills and held confirmation hearings for Peter Nayquonabe, who was nominated for Commissioner of Administration, Maria Costello, who was nominated for Assistant Commissioner of Administration, and Nicole Anderson, who was nominated for Commissioner of Health and Human Services.

The Mille Lacs Band’s agriculture program received a grant this spring from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which is awarding the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and project partners $3.5 million to implement conservation measures on irrigated lands.

In a June 24 letter to Band members, Band Assembly announced that it is seeking public comments on proposed amendments to Title 24 — Judicial Proceedings.