• White Earth Band of Chippewa (Ojibwe) Indians
  • PO Box 418
  • White Earth, MN 56591
  • Chairwoman: Erma Vizenor
  • Secretary/Treasurer: Franklin "Bud" Heisler
  • District-I Rep: Irene Auginaush-Turney
  • District-II Rep: Terrance Tibbetts
  • District-III Rep: Kenneth "Gus" Bevins

Summary:
The White Earth Reservation is located in the northwestern Minnesota counties of Mahnomen, Becker, and Clearwater. The reservation is located 68 miles from Fargo and 225 miles from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Tribal headquarters are in White Earth, Minnesota. Never the historic homeland of any Ojibwe group, it became a reservation in 1867 in a treaty with the Mississippi Band of Ojibwe.

JPEG pic of White Earth Band location on Minnesota MapThe White Earth Tribal Council is the governing body and the Tribe is a member of the MCT. The Tribal Council consists of five members: Tribal Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, and three District Representatives. Non-Indian companies and Indian tribes have a unique opportunity to bring economic development to reservation lands that can be a mutually rewarding for both. If the businesses are properly structured, many benefits are available.

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