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Minnesota's Three Largest Tribal Nations
All three northern Tribal Chairmen, Tribal College Presidents and all three Tribal Education Directors or Superintendents will be at a signing of a resolution regarding higher education in Indian Country. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will be signed on Thursday, March 25, 2020 from noon to 1:30 pm. The event will be held at Red Lake Casino Banquet Room.
"This is the first step toward trying to get at least $1M for each Tribal College from the State of MN," said Dan King, President of Red Lake Nation College. "The state does not help Tribal Colleges with any direct funding like all other schools in Minnesota."
"Once we get this done," said King, "this will show the State that we are united on education and in working together on this, which should make our case for Tribal College funding stronger."
Agenda
12:15pm Drum Ceremony
12:30pm Red Lake Chairman, Darrell Seki, Sr., Comments
12:40pm Leech Lake Chairman, Faron Jackson Comments
12:45pm White Earth Chairman, Mike Fairbanks Comments
12:50pm Signing Agreement and photo opportunities
1:00pm Traditional Walleye Meal
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EDUCATION NATION CONSORTIUM RESOLUTION
BETWEEN THE RED LAKE, LEECH LAKE & WHITE EARTH TRIBAL NATIONS
Signed on March 26, 2020, at the Red Lake Nation Seven Clans Casino, in Red Lake
WHEREAS, the three Tribes of Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth have historically close ties since we are all
Members of the Great Ojibwe Nation, and
WHEREAS, the three Tribes of Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth all share the same Ojibwe language and
culture, and
WHEREAS, the three Tribes of Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth have recently worked together on economic
development and social issues, and
WHEREAS, the three Tribes of Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth have similar educational challenges, and
WHEREAS, the three Tribes of Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth each have independent, sovereign Nation,
Tribal Colleges to serve their respective Tribal Communities,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, during this educational summit, the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, the Leech
Lake Band of Ojibwe and the White Earth Band of Ojibwe agree to cooperate, share ideas and work together on
making educational improvements to the following major issues affecting Indian education:
●The crucial and urgent issue of Ojibwe language preservation, and
●Any and all issues affecting Indian education specific program improvements, and
●Mutually agreed upon educational grant partnering, grant endorsements and generating new revenue
sources for each college and for our threeTribe, educational consortium, and
●Mutually beneficial advocacy efforts that will help each Tribe and this consortium, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, since all of the Tribes of this new consortium also have Tribal Colleges to serve their
respective Tribal Communities, the Tribal College Presidents will also work together on all of these areas that can
be of mutual benefit to all Members of this consortium, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the three Tribal leaders and the three Tribal College Presidents will all sign this historic
Education Nation consortium agreement, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the three Tribal Education Directors/Superintendents, if any, of the three respective
K-12 Tribal school systems for Tribal Members, will also work together on all of these areas that can be of mutual
benefit to all Members of this consortium, and also sign this historic Education Nation consortium agreement, and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the three Tribes will together create an updated charter of operations to establish a
process for adding new members, voting, and also sign this revised document
Signed, updated and agreed to on this date of March 26, 2020, by the leaders of the three Ojibwe Tribes and the
leaders of the three, independent Tribal Colleges,
Three Tribal Government Chairmen agreement:
Darrell Seki, Chairman
Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Faron Jackson, Sr., Chairman
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Michael Fairbanks, Chairman
White Earth Band of Ojibwe
Three Tribal College Presidents agreement:
Dan King, President
Red Lake Nation College
Raymond Burns, President
Leech Lake Tribal College
Lorna LaGue, President
White Earth Tribal & Community College
Three Tribal Education/School District Superintendent Leaders agreement:
Melinda Crowley
Superintendent
Laurie Harper
Education Director
Ronald Buckanaga
Director of Education
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