Walter Lamar

Minnesota Tribes See Prescription Drug Use Leading to Heroin Addiction

Sometimes when you make a prediction, you hope that you're wrong. More than a year ago, I sounded a warning that prescription painkiller addiction, combined with an uptick in Mexican heroin traffic, was going to result in more suffering in our tribal communities....

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December 06, 2012

Distaff Excellence: Four Indian Gaming Execs Were Recently Honored as 'Great Women of Gaming'

Gale Courey Toensing
July 17, 2012
This is the seventh year Casino Enterprise Management magazine , a leading gaming industry trade publication, training event producer and the “Official Publication” of the Associat...

A Marine Finds a Good Fit for His Life Goals in the Corps

Konnie LeMay
February 27, 2012
Not yet 30 years old, Michael McCabe has already served 11 years with the U.S...

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Appoints New Official

ICTMN Staff
August 26, 2011
Michele Palomaki, who has been working with the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe for the past decade, was recently named the Assistant Commissioner of Administration...

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Cards Hole in One at Black Bear Golf Tournament

ICTMN Staff
July 26, 2011
Arlene Weous, a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, clucked a beautiful shot on the fourth hole of the 19th Annual Black Bear Golf Tournament on July 16...

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Breaks Ground on Early Education Building

ICTMN Staff
July 07, 2011
To provide for the growing demand for Head Start and Early Head Start programs, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe recently broke ground on a 47,600-square-foot building for its early e...
Marge Anderson

Let's Begin a New Era in Federal-Tribal Agreements

I often think about the big-picture ideas that would help tribal governments address the small-picture details more efficiently....

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July 03, 2011

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Names Kulick Commissioner of Corporate Affairs

ICTMN Staff
June 15, 2011
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe looked to be in agreement with Gail Kulick, a long-time Milaca attorney and civic leader, as they recently named her the Commissioner of Corporate Aff...

Gerdener Named Commissioner of Finance for Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

ICTMN Staff
June 01, 2011
John Gerdener was sworn in as the Commissioner of Finance for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe on May 16...

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Names Solicitor General

ICTMN Staff
May 10, 2011
On May 2, Todd R. Matha, Ho-Chunk, was sworn in as the new Solicitor General of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe...

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