Chippewa leaders delay talk on treaty rightsA meeting planned for Tuesday was canceled so Leech Lake and White Earth bands can coordinate their stand on a 1855 treaty.
Chippewa tribal leaders have canceled a Tuesday meeting planned to discuss hunting, fishing and gathering rights that the Leech Lake band and other bands are seeking over a large swath of northern Minnesota.
In a letter to Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Mark Holsten, Leech Lake Chippewa Chairman Arthur (Archie) LaRose said the scheduled 10 a.m. meeting would be "premature."
LaRose said he first wants to develop a common approach with the White Earth band of Chippewa to seek an affirmation of rights that the bands believe were reserved in an 1855 treaty.
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