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Waabigwan Mashkiki
Business, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

White Earth Nation Hosts Official Grand Opening of Waabigwan Mashkiki

The dispensary has technically been open for about three months, but White Earth wanted to specially mark the occasion with festivities.
Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – While it has technically been open for about three months, patrons and ownership alike were still excited to hold a grand opening ceremony for White Earth’s marijuana dispensary in Moorhead. It is the tribe’s first location outside the reservation; in the old JL Beers building along Highway 10. White Earth Reservation Business Committee members were in…

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Business, Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

White Earth Nation reveals plans for casino & resort near Moorhead

The plans call for 90,000-110,000 square feet of gaming space, 900-1,200 slot machines and 10-12 table games 
Juliana Pelaez,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Representatives of White Earth Nation, operators of Shooting Star Casinos in Mahnomen and Bagley, spell out their plans for a casino and resort to be built on a plot of land near Moorhead. They unveiled plans for a tribal gaming facility during a meeting with Clay County Commission. The tribe purchased about 280 acres near the…

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Local News, Minnesota News

Commissioners invite White Earth Nation to discuss proposed casino near Moorhead

A DRAFT LETTER OF SUPPORT SAYS A TRIBAL CASINO "would be an economic and social benefit to the City of Moorhead"
Jim Monk,

Proposed casino location near I-94 & Highway 336 MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Clay County Commission has invited representatives from the White Earth Nation to attend a meeting next week to discuss plans for the tribe’s recent land purchase near Moorhead. The tribe recently acquired about 280 acres near the junction of I-94 and State Highway 336. Tribal officials have…

White Earth
Community, Crime, Local News, Minnesota News

Charges Brought Against White Earth Officials

The Chairman faces six charges, while the Secretary-Treasurer faces three.
Gabriel Ostler,

WHITE EARTH RESERVATION, MN – Charges are being brought against two elected officials on the White Earth Reservation. According to documentation, 6 charges are being sought against the Chairman, Michael Fairbanks, and 3 charges are being sought against the Secretary-Treasurer, Mike LaRoque. The charges allege – among other things – that Fairbanks took advantage of staff for personal gain by…
Minnesota News

Native, Faith, and Environmental Groups submit letter of support for Minnesota Land Return bills

Alex Bertsch,

LEECH LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — Several Native, Faith, and Environmental groups have submitted a letter of support for five “Land Return” bills in the Minnesota Legislature. The bills would return state-owned land that was taken from the tribes in violation of their treaty agreements. These bills would see land around White Earth, Red Lake, Cloquet, and Mille Lacs County returned…

Mahnomen
Local News, Minnesota News

White Earth Nation begins adult use cannabis sales in Mahnomen

KVRR Staff,

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — White Earth Nation opens its recreational cannabis dispensary for adults 21 years and older. This comes after the legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota on Tuesday. The dispensary grows its own plants and is currently offering buds and pre-rolled joints. During the opening, there was a line out the door of people traveling from all over…

Mahnomen Weed Use
Local News, Minnesota News, Morning - Features

White Earth Opening 1st Recreational Marijuana Dispensary On Thursday

You can buy legal recreational marijuana starting Thursday about an hour and 15 minute drive from the F/M Metro
Site Staff,

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) – You can buy legal recreational marijuana starting Thursday about an hour and 15 minute drive from the F/M Metro. The White Earth Nation is opening its first dispensary for recreational sales at 10 a.m. The Waabigwan Mashkiki dispensary opened on Monday in Mahnomen for medical cannabis patients. Their recreational hours will be Monday through Friday from…