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	Revised Constitution of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
		The Tribe shall cooperate with the United States in its program of economic and social development of the Tribe or in any matters tending to promote the welfare of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe of Indians.
		All persons of Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood whose names appear on the annuity roll of April 14, 1941, prepared pursuant to the Treaty with said Indians as enacted by Congress in the Act of January 14, 1889 (25 Stat.
		No member of the Tribe shall be eligible to hold office, either as a Committeeman or Officer, until he or she has reached his or her twenty-first (21) birthday on or before the date of election.
	thorpe.ou.edu /constitution/chippewa/index.html (3640 words)

	MPR: On Their Own?
		The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is united under a constitution that was written and imposed by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1934.
		Minnesota Chippewa Tribe executive director Gary Frazier says one of the biggest gripes about the current document is the power given over to the federal government.
		While the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe's original timeline called for a special election on the draft in mid-November, Buckanaga expects it will be at least three years before a new constitution is approved.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/199907/23_robertsont_tribaltwo-m (1245 words)

	White Earth Debwii
		All the Chippewa Indians duly registered on the approved rolls of the six reservations are members of this Tribal organization, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
		Enrollment into the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is based on ancestry; and ancestry is based on the annuity roll of each reservation in 1941.
		MCT Tribal attorney, “The language of the Constitution and Election Ordinance is clear.” The Constitution has been violated by the RBC’s at White Earth and Leech Lake.
	debwii.www7.50megs.com /boozhoo.html (7756 words)

	In re Santos Y.
		The Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe for purposes of the ICWA,[FOOTNOTE 3] with headquarters is at Cass Lake in North Central Minnesota.
		The Tribe had been served notice of the case on December 17, 1998, within three weeks of the Department having filed its initial dependency petition, and the Tribe was served regularly thereafter; it made no appearance up to and including the time that reunification services to the parents were terminated on September 21, 1999.
		Membership in the Chippewa Tribe is determined by Tribal "blood." The Chippewa Constitution provides, in relevant part, that all children of at least one-quarter degree Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood born to a member after July 3, 1961, are eligible for membership, provided application takes place within a year of birth.
	www.law.com /regionals/ca/opinions/oct/b144822.shtml (14125 words)

	What is a Tribe? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		members of a tribe spoke the same language, and were under the authority of a chief.
		Yet this tribal organization is composed of six separate bands of Chippewa Indians, and each band can be considered a tribe for many purposes.
		In addition, there are a number of other bands or groups of Chippewa, each of which can qualify as a tribe.
	members.tripod.com /pambies/tribe.html (187 words)

	Facts About the Chippewa Indians in American (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Chippewa Indians are one of the largest Native American groups in North America.
		Today, Chippewas Indians are organized into communities, and each individual community resides on their own reservation in the United States or Canada.
		Because each tribe is individually governed by its own government, these communities have their own school systems, law enforcement officers, etc. In essence, the reservation is like a small, independent country.
	www.indians.org /articles/chippewa-indians.html (315 words)

	The Sioux tribe and the Dakota conflict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Sioux tribe was actually made up of three divisions of seven tribes.
		The Lakota Sioux tribe is divided into seven bands: The Oglala, Brule, Minniconjou, Sans Arcs, Oohenopa, Sihasapa, and the Hunkpapa.
		One reason for the uprising of the Sioux tribe was that the Dakotas were not being paid the money promised to them for their land.
	www.indians.org /articles/sioux-tribe.html (332 words)

	The Pine Journal - Cloquet, Minnesota
		Last Updated: Thursday, October 20th, 2005 10:00:14 AM In response to a request by the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Tribal Executive Committee, the Superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs-Minnesota Agency has convened a General Election Board and has called for a Secretarial Election to amend the Revised Constitution and bylaws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
		Eligible voters, those enrolled Minnesota Chippewa Tribe members of the White Earth, Leech Lake, Bois Forte, Mille Lacs, Fond du Lac and Grand Portage reservations who will be 18 on or before the date of the election, will be asked to vote on two proposed amendments.
		Leaders of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and the Agency Superintendent want to emphasize that the Secretarial Election process differs from general tribal elections and follows its own procedures.
	www.cloquetmn.com /journal/index.php?sect_rank=1&story_id=210061 (302 words)

	Constitution
		The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is hereby organized under Section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.
		(c) All children of at least one quarter 1/4 degree Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood born after July 3, 1961, to a member, provided that an application for enrollment was or is filed with the Secretary of the Tribal Delegates of the Tribal Executive Committee within one year after the date of birth of such children.
		The books and records of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe shall be audited at least once each year by a competent auditor employed by the Tribal Executive Committee, and at such times as the Tribal Executive Committee or the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative may direct.
	www.mnchippewatribe.org /constitution_1.htm (3679 words)

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		Appeals of civil matters from the Bois Forte Court are taken to the Court of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, which conducts most of its hearings at a location convenient to both the court and the parties.
		Appeals from the trial court are taken to the Leech Lake Court of Appeals, which is comprised of a three-judge panel of judges not sitting at the trial court level and, in the event of disqualification or recusal, the panel may be completedby the appointment of deputy justices.
		The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is the federation of six of the seven Chippewa tribes in Minnesota: Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, and White Earth.
	www.maiba.org /tribalCourts.html (2279 words)

	The Cheyenne tribe of Native American Indians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Cheyenne tribe of Native American Indians were amongst what is now the most well known of plains Indian tribes.
		Often allying with the Sioux and Arapaho, the Cheyenne tribe originally lived in stationary villages in the eastern parts of the country and occupied much of what is now Minnesota until they migrated to the high plains in the early 1800s.
		The Cheyenne tribe were a proud people who valued their freedom and relationship with the created world.
	www.indians.org /articles/cheyenne-tribe.html (321 words)

	Chippewa - Constitution and Bylaws
		All children of at least one quarter (1/4) degree Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood born after July 3, 1961, to a member, provided that an application for enrollment was or is filed with the Secretary of the Tribal Delegates or the Tribal Executive Committee within one year after the date of birth of such children.
		The governing bodies of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe shall be the Tribal Executive Committee and the Reservation Business Committees of the White Earth, Leech Lake, Fond du Lac, Bois Forte (Nett Lake), and Grand Pottage Reservations, and the Nonremoval Mille Lac Band of Chippewa Indians, hereinafter referred to as the six (6) Reservations.
		To employ legal counsel for the protection and advancement of the rights of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe; the choice of counsel and fixing of fees to be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, or his authorized representative.
	www.tribalresourcecenter.org /ccfolder/chippewa_constandbylaws.htm (3566 words)

	Revised Constitution and Bylaws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
		No member of the Tribe shall be eligible to hold office, either as a Committeeman of Officer, until he or she shall have reached his or her twenty-first (21) birthday on or before the date of election.
		(c) To advise with the Secretary of the Interior with regard to all appropriation estimates or Federal projects for the benefit of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, except where such appropriation estimates or projects are for the benefit of individual Reservations.
		Such bond shall be furnished by a responsible bonding company and shall be acceptable to the beneficiary thereof and the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative, and the cost thereof shall be paid by the beneficiary.
	www.narf.org /nill/Constitutions/mnchippconst/mnconst.htm (3683 words)

	Ojibwa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ojibwa, Aanishanabe or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway, Anishinaabe, or Anishinabek) are the largest group of Native Americans/First Nations north of Mexico, including Métis.
		In the USA, the government attempted to remove all the Ojibwa to Minnesota west of Mississippi River culminating in the Sandy Lake Tragedy and several hundred deaths.
		Some Minnesota Ojibwa tribal councils cooperate in the 1854 Authority, which manages their treaty hunting and fishing rights in the Arrowhead Region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chippewa (2954 words)

	American Indian Communities in Minnesota - Chippewa (Ojibwe) American Indian Bands Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A significant number of American Indians in Minnesota are Chippewa, with reservations located in central and northern parts of the state, including the Bois Forte (Nett Lake), Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, White Earth, and Red Lake Reservations.
		In addition, it allowed for all Chippewa in Minnesota to be persuaded to move to the White Earth Reservation.
		There is also an organization called the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, governed by an Executive Committee consisting of the chair and secretary-treasurer (or equivalent) of six of the seven Chippewa Bands in Minnesota.
	www.senate.leg.state.mn.us /departments/scr/report/bands/chipover.htm (353 words)

	Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Finance Corporation
		The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Finance Corporation was established in 1976 by The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe to develop a low interest revolving home loan program for low and moderate income American Indians in order to improve the quality of their living environment through the construction, purchase and renovation of housing.
		Initial funding for this unique program was provided by the State of Minnesota and continues through additional appropriations and revolving loan funds.
		The Tribe accepts loan applications, determines eligibility, approves the package, prepares the loan closings, and services all their mortgages.
	www.mctfc.org /loans_menu.html (158 words)

	MPR: Turbulent Election Nears on White Earth Reservation
		With the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe weighing in on Wadena's behalf in the controversy, White Earth appears to be set for another turbulent election.
		But that runs contrary to a ruling from the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, the umbrella organization governing elections on White Earth and five other Minnesota bands.
		Buckanaga says he'd like to see White Earth break away from the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, but in the meantime, he had a message for its executive committee.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/200003/09_robertsont_wadena-m (896 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is a centralized government for six Chippewa (Ojibwe or sometimes Anishinaabe) bands in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
		It was created on June 18, 1934, and the organization and its constitution were recognized by the Secretary of the Interior two years later on July 24, 1936.
		Notably, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa is not part of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Minnesota_Chippewa_Tribe (112 words)

	Attorney John Herrera, Jacobson Buffalo Schoessler & Magnuson Ltd., Saint Paul, Minnesota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He is an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
		In addition, working with tribal groups he also, assisted the Bemidji, Brainerd and Central Minnesota Counties in their business/mall expansion efforts in the eighties.
		Early in his career he was the director of the Economic Development Division of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
	www.jacobsonbuffalo.com /Bio/JohnHerrera.asp (483 words)

	wcco.com - MN Chippewa May Change Membership Requirements
		(AP) Duluth, Minn. A Chippewa tribal chairman is urging the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe to modify its tribal membership requirements to transcend state and national borders.
		The tribe's constitution mandates that members must have at least one-quarter Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood and excludes membership to people registered with other tribes or those who are not U.S. citizens.
		Leecy is not the first to push for changing tribal membership requirements, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Executive Director Gary Frazer said.
	wcco.com /local/local_story_080182235.html (343 words)

	Chippewa weigh 'tribe membership' Pioneer Press, The - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With that in mind, Kevin Leecy, chairman of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, wants the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe to reconsider who is eligible for tribal membership.
		The tribe's constitution requires members to have at least one-quarter Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood and prohibits people enrolled in other tribes or people who aren't American citizens.
		Leecy's proposal would keep the one-quarter blood quantum requirement but not limit it to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe — composed of the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand...
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_kmtpp/is_200603/ai_n16244424 (219 words)

	TimePieces: Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Visit the Minnesota Historical Society's Library for interviews from the Mille Lacs Ojibwe Social History Project.
		Visit the Mille Lacs Indian Museum: trace the Band's journey to settle in Northern Minnesota, learn about their fate during a period of treaties made and broken, and follow their story up to the present.
		Minnesota Historical Society· 345 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906·651-296-6126
	events.mnhs.org /TimePieces/EventDetail.cfm?EventID=190 (288 words)

	NAGPRA NOTICES OF INVENTORY COMPLETION: Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Peabody ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; the Bay Mills Indian Community of the Sault Ste.
		Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; the Sokagon Chippewa Community of the Mole Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, St.
		Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact Barbara Isaac, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 495-2254, before April 19, 2001.
	www.cast.uark.edu /other/nps/nagpra/DOCS/nic0474.html (619 words)

	The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
		Currently serves as Vice-Chairman on the Tribal Executive Committee of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT), and as Chair of the MCT Housing Subcommittee.
		Appointed by Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson to serve a two-year term on the citizen board of the Roundtable for Sustainable Development.
		Was a member of the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Indian Education Association.
	www.millelacsojibwe.org /bio.asp (348 words)

	Grantees - Minnesota (TYP) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) is a federally recognized tribe in the state of Minnesota with a population of 600, of which 300 are youth.
		The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will provide prevention services to impact risk factors for 275 juveniles from ages 13 to 17 years of age at the Fond du Lac Ojibwe school on the Fond du Lake Reservation in Minnesota.
		Through the project, the tribe attempts to capitalize on the eminence and honor of its people and the Powwow through services designed specifically for high-risk Native American youth.
	ojjdp.ncjrs.org /typ/states/mn.html (1489 words)

	CDFI Fund - U.S. Treasury - Awardee Profiles Details
		Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Housing Corporation (MCTHC) is a certified CDFI whose mission is to provide financial and technical assistance for affordable housing and businesses to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
		The award gives the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Finance Corporation(MCTFC) $949,783 of loan capital for the awardee's affordable housing and business loan products.
		MCTFC will use the remaining $12,000 is a technical assistance grant that will allow them to to obtain consulting services for an analysis of the awardee's market and to acquire computer hardware and software technology for staff.
	www.cdfifund.gov /awardees/db/profile.asp?controlNumber=041NA005170 (121 words)

	wcco.com - Official: Blood Quantum Requirement Too Narrow
		Kevin Leecy is the chairman of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, one of six American Indian bands that make up the MCT.
		The current system requires a person seeking enrollment to show that he or she has at least one quarter degree Minnesota Chippewa Indian blood derived from one or more of the six bands.
		But Leecy says the heritage of Chippewa in Minnesota includes other bands that are not MCT members, such as the Red Lake Band in northern Minnesota and other bands in Wisconsin, Michigan, Canada, North Dakota and Montana.
	wcco.com /topstories/local_story_051071154.html (226 words)

	Tribal Water Quality Standards \| Water Quality Standards \| US EPA
		The Tribes' water quality standards are applicable to "waters of the Tribe".
		In some limited instances, the definition adopted by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for "waters of the Tribe" as part of its water quality standards may result in water quality standards that are more comprehensive than required under section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act and the implementing federal regulations.
		In some limited instances, the definition adopted by the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes for "waters of the Tribe" as part of its water quality standards may result in water quality standards that are more comprehensive than required under section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act and the implementing federal regulations.
	www.epa.gov /waterscience/standards/wqslibrary/tribes.html (1110 words)

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