White Earth Nation
Gaa-waabaabiganikaag
"The place with abundance of white clay."
The White Earth Nation is a federally recognized, sovereign Ojibwe tribal government located in northwestern Minnesota, 68 miles east of Fargo and 225 miles northwest of the Twin Cities.
Website
Newspaper
Headquarters
Tribal Government Center
- 3550 Eagle View Rd
Ogema, MN 56569 - 218-983-3285
Government structure
- Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Constitution
- Five elected council members
- Chairperson
- Secretary/Treasurer
- Three District Representatives
- Staggered Elections held even years, second Tuesday in June, four year terms
Council
- Chairman: Michael Fairbanks
- Secretary/Treasurer: Michael "Mike" LaRoque
- District 1 Representative: Henry George Fox
- District 2 Representative: Eugene Sommers
- District 3 Representative: Cheryl “Annie” Jackson
Geography and demography
- Size: 829,440 acres
- Citizenship: 18,500+ enrolled members
- Counties: Becker, Clearwater, Mahnomen
- Government headquarters: White Earth
Communities
- Elbow Lake, non-municipal: Elbow Lake Community Center
- Mahnomen, municipal: Mahnomen Head Start, White Earth Tribal & Community College, Shooting Start Casino and Hotel, Manitok Mall, Star Fitness Center, White Earth Reservation Federal Credit Unions (2)
- Naytahwaush, non-municipal: Naytahwaush Head Start, Naytahwaush Community Charter School, Naytahwaush Health Center, Naytahwaush Fitness Center
- Pine Point/Ponsford, non-municipal: Pine Point Early Head Start, Pine Point School K-8, Pine Point Health Center, Pine Point Community Center
- Rice Lake, non-municipal: Rice Lake Head Start, Rice Lake Community Health, Rice Lake Fitness Center, Rice Lake Community Center
- Waubun, municipal: Waubun Head Start, Waubun Ogema High School, White Earth Business Products
- White Earth, municipal: Tribal Headquarters, White Earth Head Start, Circle of Life Academy K-12, Boys and Girls Club of White Earth Reservation, White Earth Senior Apartment, White Earth Community Center, White Earth Wild Rice, White Earth Fitness Center, White Earth Health Center, White Earth Substance Abuse, White Earth Mental Health Clinic, White Earth Powwow Grounds
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