Press Releases

Released 5.6.2008
Bois Forte Chairman Re-Elected as Vice Chair of NIGA


Released 4.25.2008
Bois Forte Band Removes Mark Drift from Tribal Council

Released 4.17.2008
Bois Forte Band's Censure of Drift an Effort to Protect Band Members and Assets

Released 4.15.2008
Bois Forte Tribal Council Censures Representative Mark Drift, Invokes Process for His Removal

Notice of Censure: This is a Public Reprimand of District I Representative Mark Drift Sr. for Violations of the Bois Forte Code of Ethics.

Released 4.2.2008
Leecy Reelected Bois Forte Tribal Chair

Click to Listen! - Chairman Leecy Statement To The People
"...voter turn out was up over 9% which was very impressive, considering this was the primary election" - Kevin W. Leecy

Released 4.2.2008
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA Announces New Field Liaison in Minnesota

Released 3.20.2008
National Native American 5K Championships in Albuquerque - weekend of Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow.

Released 3.11.2008
Bois Forte Tribal Government Sponsor of Spring-for-SIDS Day.

Released 3.6.2008
Spring Wildland Fire Season Begins!


Released 3.6.2008
On International Women's Day, Let's Help Stop Violence Against Womens Worldwide

Released 2.1.2008
Bois Forte opens multi-service convenience store in Nett Lake
February 8 grand opening celebrates much-needed addition to village, manager says

Released 1.24.2008
Chairman urges 500 Band members to "keep moving forward"
State of the Band

Released 11.28.2007
Diabetes Conference Postponed

Released 10.8.2007
Bois Forte Representative Mark Drift Censured by Tribal Council

Released 9.25.2007
Bois Forte RTC Responds to Allegations from Councilman

Released 9.10.2007

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa hosts USDA Rural Development on Tour of Reservation Projects

Released 8.30.2007

Bois Forte Band to Break Ground on New Nett Lake School

Released 8.17.2007

Support Families of Fallen Heroes During the Nation's First Patriot Golf day at the Wilderness at Fortune Bay

Released 5.8.2007

Bois Forte Band to Receive $300,000 in State Funds for Renewable Energy Project

Click to listen!
Reaction from the Tribal Chairman and CEO of the Band's Development Corporation, to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa receiving $300,000 for a feasibility study for a biomass plant on its reservation in Nett Lake, Minnesota.

 

Released 5.8.2007

Minnesota Creates New Tribal Veterans Service Office

Released 5.7.2007

Counting Down to 1 Fantastic Summer

Released 4.27.2007

Wilderness Golf Opens Early

Released 4.5.2007

Concert, Silent Auction Helps Heat Area Homes

Released 2.26.2007

'Story Telling Under the Stars' Featured at Bois Forte Heritage Center

Released 2.12.2007

Iron Range Native is Manager of Bois Forte Wilderness Golf Course

Released 1.25.2007

Reservation Employment Hits All-Time High

Released 1.18.2007

Release Party Debuts Bois Forte CD of Ojibwe Language & Song