In 2015 it was confirmed that White Earth Nation is in the process of planning an expansion of the Shooting Star Casino, to a location within Star Lake Township.
Casino Project has been cancelled (8/31/18). See E-Bulletin #23.
White Earth Nation, Shooting Star has founded the Shooting Star Scholarship, to raise money for scholarships to be awarded to White Earth members and descendants seeking post-secondary education. Application deadline: Must be received no later than Monday April 1st, 2020. Awards: Scholarship recipients will be notified by Monday, April 27th, 2020.
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- White Earth Nation, Shooting Star has founded the Shooting Star Scholarship, to raise money for scholarships to be awarded to White Earth members and descendants seeking post-secondary education. Application deadline: Must be received no later than Monday April 1st, 2020. Awards: Scholarship recipients will be notified by Monday, April 27th, 2020.
For the most recent information and links, go to our special Star Lake Casino Information page.
UPDATES from STAR LAKE TOWNSHIP BOARD
Casino Update – E-Bulletin #23 (date 09/07/2018) and White Earth News Release
Casino Update – E-Bulletin #22 (date 06/04/2018)
Casino Update – E-Bulletin #18 (date 01/26/2018) and related information: USACE/FOIA Response and EQB/EIS Process
Casino Update – E-Bulletin #17 (date 11/20/2017)
Casino Update – Record of Decision and EIS Scoping (date 09/08/2017)
Casino Update – OTC Orders an EIS (date 8/23/2017)
Update: Status of Shooting Star Casino (date 7/13/2017)
Update: Status of Shooting Star Casino - EAW (date 5/11/2017)
Letter to OTC: Star Lake Township Supervisors Position on Proposed Shooting Star Casino Project (dated 02/16/17)
Ethan brown poker. Link to OTC Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan (dated December 2016 - 160 page PDF)
Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 02/06/16)
> MPR Article (02/01/16): Explaining Minnesota's 1837, 1854 and 1855 Ojibwe treaties
> Fargo Forum Article (01/31/16): For decades, Vizenor has been major player in White Earth politics
Hollywood casino charlestown wv. Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 01/27/16)
Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 11/19/15) LREC attachment and GRE attachment
Update prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 10/14/15)
Letter prepared by Star Lake Township Board (dated 9/24/15)
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
- StarTribune: White Earth Nation cancels proposed Otter Tail County casino - Sept 8, 2018
- InForum: Proposed Star Lake casino dead after three years of fighting - Sept 3, 2018
- Perham Focus: Proposed Star Lake casino dead after three years of fighting - Sept 3, 2018
- InForum: All quiet on the Star Lake casino front - Jun 1, 2018
- InForum: Star Lake casino opponents get a victory, for now - Aug 22, 2017
- OTC Press Release: Star Lake Casino Development - Availability of Environmental Review Documents (EAW) - May 22, 2017
- InForum: 'Opponents say Star Lake Casino is far from a done deal' - Feb 8, 2017
- Perham Focus: 'The waiting game: all's quiet on the casino front as processes play out' - Jan 19, 2017
- Fergus Falls Lakes Journal: 'New casino planned for Star Lake to have a North Woods feel' - April 12, 2016
- Perham Focus: 'Overflow crowd fills Dent Community Center' - Apr 1, 2016
- Fergus Falls Daily Journal: 'Crowd packs gym for Star Lake casino info' - March 31, 2016
MEETINGS
September 21, 2016 (6:30 pm): OTC Public Hearing - Conditional Use Permit
OTC is holding a Public Hearing concerning the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Application associated with: Construction of a parking lot and storm water catch basins for a new resort, hotel and casino on adjacent property. Hearing Location: Commissioner's Room, Government Services Center, 540 West Fir, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Please refer to the OTC website for documents and materials associated with this CUP application if additional information is desired. Link to OTC website. If you cannot attend the hearing, please mail your comments to: Dept. of Land & Resource Management, ATTN: Mr. Bill Kalar, at above address.
September 8, 2016: OTC-WEN-SRF Open House Meeting - Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan
An Open House Meeting was held Thursday, 9/8/16 from 4 to 7PM, at the Dent Community Center. Otter Tail County & The White Earth Nation hosted their last planned Open House style meeting to share with the public the finalized draft version of the Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan (LASLCP). Click Here to view the 128 page PDF document. Comments accepted on the Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan through Sept 28, 2016. Click Here to go to the OTC website for more information, and where you will find the link to the feedback form.
Shooting Star Neighborhood Meeting - 3/30/2016
This is to advise that Otter Tail County and the White Earth Nation has mailed a notice this week of a 'Neighborhood Meeting' regarding the proposed development of the Shooting Star Resort and Casino. The meeting will be held at the Dent Community Center on March 30th from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.
The notice was sent to property owners/residents that live/own property in the immediate area of proposed development. The intent of the meeting is to provide basic information regarding the planned development, and to gather input from the neighborhood residents regarding their concerns and questions.
An 'Open House' meeting for the broader Star Lake community is planned for a later date at a location to be determined. We will alert you to those details as they become known.
Sincerely, Star Lake Town Board Link to Bulletin PDF
Star Lake Casino Electrical Infrastructure - focus of Feb. 23, 2016 meeting
Maine Township session to outline nine mile installation near Dead, Star and Maplewood Park. Electrical infrastructure that will power the proposed White Earth Nation casino, in the heart of Otter Tail County, will be the focus of an informational meeting Feb. 23.
Great River Energy and Lake Region Electric Cooperative will host a public information open house Feb. 23 at the Maine Township Hall, 32 300 Old County Highway 74, Maine, Minn. 56586 to share information about a 8.75-mile, 41.6-kV transmission line being proposed in the area. The public and other interested parties are encouraged to stop by the open house anytime between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to learn about the project. Great River Energy and Lake Region Electric Cooperative staff will be on hand to describe the project, answer questions and hear feedback on the project. The proposed project will serve the anticipated electric load of the proposed White Earth Nation casino facility and ensure continued transmission system reliability in the area.
'We want landowners to be informed about the project and have an opportunity to ask questions and share their feedback,' said Great River Energy's Transmission Permitting Analyst Marsha Parlow. Great River Energy will consider feedback it receives when preparing applications for any necessary local, state and federal permits or licenses required for the project, Parlow said. Great River Energy will also contact property owners once permits are received. 'We will contact each affected property owner to discuss how the project will impact their property and discuss easement negotiations,' said Rick Heuring, Great River Energy's senior field representative. 'Construction of the new substation and transmission line is expected to occur between next winter and the summer of 2017.'
The proposed transmission line would connect a new distribution substation, the Star Lake Substation, to the system. The substation will be built by Lake Region Electric Cooperative. - Source: Pelican Rapids Press, Feb 17, 2016
OTHER INFORMATION and LINKS
Write Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton: Link to Contact Form
Want to write to your Legislative and Congressional Members about this issue? Go to this Who Represents Me link and enter your address or click on the map. You can then click on each of the names listed and send your questions and comments.
Shooting Star Casino: News Release (dated 9/25/15)
Otter Tail County website: Proposed Shooting Star Casino and Resort and Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan
White Earth Band of Chippewa Tribe and State of Minnesota: Video Games Tribal Gaming Compact - Nov 8, 1991 Approval Letter
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National Indian Gaming Commission - Frequently Asked Questions
Article about the Legal Distinction Between Class II and III Gaming
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe (Ojibwe: Gaa-waabaabiganikaag Anishinaabeg, lit. 'Ojibwe from where there is an abundance of white clay') is a Native American band located in northwestern Minnesota. The band's land base is the White Earth Indian Reservation. Historically, the tribe was formed from the unification of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) bands from the northern part of the state who were displaced by European settlement.
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These bands are:
- Gull Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
- Removable Mille Lacs Indians
- Rabbit Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
- Rice Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
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With 19,291 members in 2007, the White Earth Band is the largest of the six component bands of the federally recognized Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, formed after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. It is also the largest band in the state of Minnesota.
History[edit]
On March 19, 1867, the US Congress established the White Earth Indian Reservation for the Mississippi Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, following ratification of a treaty between them and the United States. Congress had several session agreements regarding the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. After hearing many complaints about the Pillagers, who were then landless, Congress authorized the relocation of the western Pillagers to the White Earth Indian Reservation. They had not been included in the 1855 Treaty of Washington (10 Stat.1165), which was made with the eastern Pillagers at the Mississippi River headwaters. Eventually the Otter Tail Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians and Wild Rice River Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians also came to settle alongside the Mississippi Chippewa at White Earth Reservation and effectively became part of the White Earth Band.
Up until the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the six historical component bands located on the White Earth Indian Reservation acted independently of each other. Following the Reorganization Act, the six wrote a constitution to form the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. They divided Minnesota into six Band districts, and unified those scattered Ojibwe bands that were not associated with the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, which did not join the Tribe.
The six component bands located on the White Earth Indian Reservation were unified into the single White Earth Band of Ojibwe of today. The six Minnesota Chippewa Tribe bands continue to enroll members separately, but also combine their numbers for the entire tribe. According to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, the White Earth Band had 19,291 enrolled members in July 2007. It is the largest of the six bands in the Tribe, and the largest of any band in the state.
Sincerely, Star Lake Town Board Link to Bulletin PDF
Star Lake Casino Electrical Infrastructure - focus of Feb. 23, 2016 meeting
Maine Township session to outline nine mile installation near Dead, Star and Maplewood Park. Electrical infrastructure that will power the proposed White Earth Nation casino, in the heart of Otter Tail County, will be the focus of an informational meeting Feb. 23.
Great River Energy and Lake Region Electric Cooperative will host a public information open house Feb. 23 at the Maine Township Hall, 32 300 Old County Highway 74, Maine, Minn. 56586 to share information about a 8.75-mile, 41.6-kV transmission line being proposed in the area. The public and other interested parties are encouraged to stop by the open house anytime between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to learn about the project. Great River Energy and Lake Region Electric Cooperative staff will be on hand to describe the project, answer questions and hear feedback on the project. The proposed project will serve the anticipated electric load of the proposed White Earth Nation casino facility and ensure continued transmission system reliability in the area.
'We want landowners to be informed about the project and have an opportunity to ask questions and share their feedback,' said Great River Energy's Transmission Permitting Analyst Marsha Parlow. Great River Energy will consider feedback it receives when preparing applications for any necessary local, state and federal permits or licenses required for the project, Parlow said. Great River Energy will also contact property owners once permits are received. 'We will contact each affected property owner to discuss how the project will impact their property and discuss easement negotiations,' said Rick Heuring, Great River Energy's senior field representative. 'Construction of the new substation and transmission line is expected to occur between next winter and the summer of 2017.'
The proposed transmission line would connect a new distribution substation, the Star Lake Substation, to the system. The substation will be built by Lake Region Electric Cooperative. - Source: Pelican Rapids Press, Feb 17, 2016
OTHER INFORMATION and LINKS
Write Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton: Link to Contact Form
Want to write to your Legislative and Congressional Members about this issue? Go to this Who Represents Me link and enter your address or click on the map. You can then click on each of the names listed and send your questions and comments.
Shooting Star Casino: News Release (dated 9/25/15)
Otter Tail County website: Proposed Shooting Star Casino and Resort and Limited Area Star Lake Comprehensive Plan
White Earth Band of Chippewa Tribe and State of Minnesota: Video Games Tribal Gaming Compact - Nov 8, 1991 Approval Letter
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National Indian Gaming Commission - Frequently Asked Questions
Article about the Legal Distinction Between Class II and III Gaming
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe (Ojibwe: Gaa-waabaabiganikaag Anishinaabeg, lit. 'Ojibwe from where there is an abundance of white clay') is a Native American band located in northwestern Minnesota. The band's land base is the White Earth Indian Reservation. Historically, the tribe was formed from the unification of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) bands from the northern part of the state who were displaced by European settlement.
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These bands are:
- Gull Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
- Removable Mille Lacs Indians
- Rabbit Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
- Rice Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
Shooting Star Casino Application Official Site
With 19,291 members in 2007, the White Earth Band is the largest of the six component bands of the federally recognized Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, formed after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. It is also the largest band in the state of Minnesota.
History[edit]
On March 19, 1867, the US Congress established the White Earth Indian Reservation for the Mississippi Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, following ratification of a treaty between them and the United States. Congress had several session agreements regarding the White Earth Band of Ojibwe. After hearing many complaints about the Pillagers, who were then landless, Congress authorized the relocation of the western Pillagers to the White Earth Indian Reservation. They had not been included in the 1855 Treaty of Washington (10 Stat.1165), which was made with the eastern Pillagers at the Mississippi River headwaters. Eventually the Otter Tail Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians and Wild Rice River Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians also came to settle alongside the Mississippi Chippewa at White Earth Reservation and effectively became part of the White Earth Band.
Up until the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, the six historical component bands located on the White Earth Indian Reservation acted independently of each other. Following the Reorganization Act, the six wrote a constitution to form the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. They divided Minnesota into six Band districts, and unified those scattered Ojibwe bands that were not associated with the Red Lake Band of Chippewa, which did not join the Tribe.
The six component bands located on the White Earth Indian Reservation were unified into the single White Earth Band of Ojibwe of today. The six Minnesota Chippewa Tribe bands continue to enroll members separately, but also combine their numbers for the entire tribe. According to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, the White Earth Band had 19,291 enrolled members in July 2007. It is the largest of the six bands in the Tribe, and the largest of any band in the state.
Notable citizens[edit]
- Vernon Bellecourt, activist and early leader of the American Indian Movement, founded in Minneapolis
- Charles Albert Bender - athlete and baseball pitcher, elected in 1953 to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Joe Guyon - Professional Football Hall of Fame, College Football Hall of Fame
- Clara Sue Kidwell, Director of the American Indian Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[citation needed]
- Winona LaDuke, founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project in 1989, to purchase land for the tribe within the reservation boundaries, work for reforestation, and market traditional products, including wild rice; also two-time Green Party vice presidential nominee
- Anne McKeig, attorney and judge, appointed in June 2016 as the first Native American on the Minnesota State Supreme Court[1][2]
- Jean O'Brien, historian who specializes in northeastern Woodlands American Indian history.
- Charlie Roy, professional baseball player in 1906
- Gerald Vizenor, scholar and writer
- Wabanquot (White Cloud), chief in the 19th century
- Peggy Flanagan, lieutenant governor and former Minnesota State Representative (D-46A)
- Robert Lilligren, first American Indian tribal member to serve on the Minneapolis City Council
References[edit]
- ^Konnie LeMay, 'Bad Science Made Her Do It; That Is Become a Supreme Court Justice', Indian Country Today, 18 July 2016; accessed 19 July 2016
- ^Shaymus McLaughlin, Melissa Turtinen and Simeon Lancaster, 'Anne McKeig: The 1st American-Indian on the MN Supreme Court', Bring Me the News, 28 June 2016; accessed 19 July 2016
Further reading[edit]
- Treuer, Anton (2011). The Assassination of Hole in the Day. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN978-0873517799.
- Treuer, Anton (2010). Ojibwe in Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN978-0873517683.
External links[edit]
- Bemaadizing: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Indigenous Life (An online journal)
- Eni–gikendaasoyang 'Moving Towards Knowledge Together', Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Language Revitalization
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