MILLE LACS RESERVATION — Virgil Wind was sworn in on Tuesday, July 9, by the Honorable Chief Justice Rhonda Sam as chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Wind replaces Melanie Benjamin, who ...

ST. PAUL — The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe signed a compact agreement Wednesday morning with Gov. Tim Walz at the state’s Capitol. The agreement recognizes the Mille Lacs Band’s authority to regulate ...

Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe presents the State of the Band address at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Tuesday in Onamia, Minn. Benjamin addressed more than 1,200 ...

Derek Dorr thought the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe could lose millions in federal contracts and break the law if the tribe got into the marijuana business, and said he brought his concerns to tribal ...

NEW BUFFALO, Mich. — Native Vote 2024. Native News Online sat down with former Chairwoman Melanie Benjamin of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, who was part of a fireside chat at the Great Lakes Tribal ...

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold, left, shakes hands with Virgil Wind, the chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, after being presented with a Minnesota Wild- themed blanket during a ...

High school graduating senior Kaiya Wilson addresses the Hinckley-Finlayson school board on Monday asking the board to allow a Native drum group to perform at the school's graduation ceremony. CATHY ...