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The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, also known as the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians or the Leech Lake Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, and as ''Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag Ojibweg'' in the Ojibwe language, is an Ojibwe band located in Minnesota and one of six making up the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. The Band has 9,426 tribal members as of March 2014. The Band's land base is the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, comprising eleven communities defined in the tribal constitution, aggregated into three districts. ==Government== As a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, which also includes the bands of Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Mille Lacs, and White Earth, the Leech Lake Band is governed by a tribal constitution, written following the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. Written by tribal delegates, the constitution establishes a corporate system of governance, with "reservation business committees", also referred to as "Reservation Tribal Councils", as the governmental body. The committees are composed of a chairperson, a secretary-treasurer, and three district representatives. The representatives are elected for four-year terms; elections are staggered. The current Tribal Council is as follows (with the year of next election for the position in parentheses): * Chairwoman Carrie Jones (2016) * Secretary/Treasurer Donald Finn (2014) * District I Representative Penny DeVault (2014) * District II Representative Steven White (2014) * District III Representative Leroy Staples-Fairbanks III (2016) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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