New Proposed Legislation Would Transfer Land Back to the Red Lake Nation, a Persisting Issue Since 1889

A new bill proposes to transfer state lands encompassing Upper Red Lake in northern Minnesota to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa. Although this proposal at the legislature is recent, the idea of tribal jurisdiction over the Upper area of Red Lake is a long-standing affair. 

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