Government
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is one of six members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, which also includes the bands of Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Mille Lacs, and White Earth. The tribe is governed by a Constitution, which the band members wrote together, to create the tribe following the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.
The constitution establishes a Reservation Business Committee (RBC, also referred to as Reservation Tribal Council or RTC) system of governance, with a Chairman, Secretary/Treasurer and three District Representatives. The District representatives are elected for two-year terms.
The current Tribal Council is as follows (with the year of next election for the position in parentheses):
- Chairman Arthur "Archie" LaRose (2012)
- Secretary/Treasurer Michael J. Bongo (2010)
- District I Representative Robbie M. Howe (2010)
- District II Representative Lyman Losh (2010)
- District III Representative Eugene "Ribs" Whitebird (2012)
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