“It’s been a pleasure and an honor to work with the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe as we implement the Reservation Restoration Act to transfer back 11,760 acres to this sovereign nation.

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe employees hold a map while being asked to stand for recognition during a commemorative ceremony marking the restoration of around 11,700 acres of the Leech Lake Band of ...

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act sought to restore lands that had been transferred to the Chippewa National Forest in the 1940s and 1950s.

Jun. 20—CASS LAKE — The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is on its way to regaining over 11,000 acres of land from the Chippewa National Forest into its tribal boundaries under the Leech Lake Band of ...

The act compensates Leech Lake for approximately two-thirds of land erroneously transferred in the 1940s and 50s. Former President Donald Trump signed the Leech Lake Restoration Act in December of ...