White Earth Nation held their annual State of the Nation Address last weekend, and White Earth Secretary Treasurer Michael LaRoque was one of the five RBC members to reflect on the year, and lay out goals for the tribe moving forward. After the address, LaRoque spoke with R&J News and laid out the accomplishments from…
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The White Earth Nation held their annual State of the Nation address on Thursday morning at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen , and each member of the White Earth RBC took to the stage to look back at the past year, as well as what they have planned for 2026 and beyond. R&J News…
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The 2026 Earth and Fire Summit hosted by White Earth Tribal and Community College will be held on May 27 & 28, 2026. This gathering will explore the life-giving role of fire through eco-cultural burns that help renew berries and other wild relatives. Together, we will also learn and share around Ojibwe food systems and…
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The White Earth State of the Nation will be on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center in Mahnomen. Doors open at 8:00am, Social hour at 9:00am, the welcome ceremony at 10:00am.
ST. PAUL, MN—The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and White Earth Nation have come to an agreement on natural resource management in the White Earth State Forest. At a ceremony at the State Capitol Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz and members of the White Earth Tribe sent a memorandum of understanding to formalize the long-term relationship…
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WHITE EARTH, MN—The White Earth Nation is hosting a new event Tuesday afternoon. The White Earth Apple Festival will be held at the White Earth Community Center from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Maria Satz, community extension coordinator at White Earth Tribal and Community College, tells us how the Apple Festival came to be. There will…
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Earlier this week it was announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would be joining Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris’s campaign as her running mate. One group that’s expressed excitement in the news is White Earth Nation. White Earth Chairman Michael Fairbanks explains what this news would mean for White Earth Nation moving forward. If Harris…
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