Total population | |
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9,426 (2014) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Minnesota) | |
Languages | |
English, Ojibwe | |
Religion | |
Midewiwin, Roman Catholicism, Methodism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other bands of Minnesota Chippewa and other Ojibwe people |
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 (Ojibwe: Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag Ojibweg) is a federally recognized Ojibwe band located in Minnesota and one of six making up the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. The band had 9,426 enrolled tribal members as of March 2014. The band's land base is the Leech Lake Indian Reservation, which includes eleven communities aggregated into three districts, as defined in the tribal constitution.