WHITE EARTH, Minn.–The 152nd Annual White Earth Reservation Celebration and Powwow has been postponed. The event was scheduled for June 12-14. The White Earth Reservation Business Committee decided postponing the event was in the best interest of tribal and community members. The committee will revisit the event in June to decide a new date for the celebration or cancel the…
WHITE EARTH RESERVATION, MN — White Earth Reservation Business Committee is suing Tara Mason in tribal court. Court documents accuse the former Secretary-Treasurer of misappropriation of tribal funds for the failed Star Lake Casino project. Mason is accused of creating a non-tribal owned entity to pay $3.3 million for land with tribal funds. The lawsuit says the title for the property…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. — Sweeping changes are being ordered by the White Earth Reservation Business Committee. White Earth elected officials will no longer be administering constituent service needs utilizing casino ledger accounts, more commonly known as “comps.” The policy change includes hotel and dining requests at Shooting Star facilities. Shooting Star will also implement a Drug Free Workforce Initiative effective immediately…
