Welcome to the many programs and services offered by the White Earth Nation. Please Explore the tabs within to become more familiar with what we have to offer and how we can be of service to you.
Behavioral Health
White Earth Tribal Health is dedicated to excellence in healthcare by providing and promoting healthy living, honoring traditional healing practices, and restoring the balance of mind, body, and spirit.
Compliance
The Compliance Division is made up of 4 diverse departments - Tribal Gaming, Adjudication, Surveillance, and Drug Testing. Overall, the division is tasked with regulating, inspecting, auditing and monitoring all gaming activities within the exterior boundaries of the White Earth Reservation along with their main role of ensuring policies and procedures meet the required internal controls, state and federal standards and all other applicable regulations and policies. The Division also provides strategic support of all programs, boards, and entities with our individual unique services.
Culture
The White Earth Nation Cultural Division exists to help ensure culture is being integrated into the programs, events and schools on the White Earth Nation. Another main focus is to preserve the Anishinaabe language and encourage White Earth Nation people to continue practicing it.
Incorporating culture in our every day lives will help our quality of life. Take part in our cultural community outreach activities such as beadings, quill work, dance groups, drum making, singing and drumming, and more to get involved and keep our heritage alive!
White Earth Tribal Nation history, communities, language, land, natural resources, natural medicines, oral stories, foods, gardens, economy, and the physical, spiritual, cultural, and our way of life are preserved for our future generations.
Economic Development
The White Earth Economic Development Office (WEEDO) works to support, retain and foster existing entrepreneurships on the White Earth Reservation, and to attract new businesses which enhance career opportunities for tribal citizens, enabling them to work on the reservation while preserving the integrity of their rich cultural heritage.
Education
Providing and promoting equitable, inclusive, and Anishinaabe-culturally infused educational opportunities for our Indigenous learners of all ages.
Energy Assistance
Our programs offer heating assistance for any kind of home heating as well as furnace repair and replacement funding for qualified applicants.
Enrollment & Vital Statistics
The White Earth Nation has over 19,000 members living throughout the world! We are the largest Tribe in the state of Minnesota, in geographic size and population.
This office is available to assist individuals who are already enrolled or are seeking enrollment into the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. The regulations for enrollment are governed by the Revised Constitution and Bylaws of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) and must fall under one or more of the following categories outlined in the constitution.
Health
Our Program Mission: To improve the health and wellbeing of the White Earth Nation.
As we grow and strive to bring programs to the people we serve, we provide flexible scheduling of home visits, educational offerings and events.
Housing
The mission of the Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) is to maintain and enhance the quality of life of Tribal Members and future generations. The TDHE accomplishes its mission through programs and projects that are designed to promote the social, environmental, community, and economic development on the White Earth Reservation.
Human Services
The White Earth Nation and the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services continue to work as partners in transferring the responsibility of human service programing from the three counties within the reservation to the White Earth Nation.
Human Resources
Supporting our community through on boarding, training, retention & positive communication.
- On boarding - Offer employment to our communities with competitive wages & benefits.
- Policy training - Training that encourages better understanding of RBC policies.
- Mediation - Support for all employees in effort to maintain strong working.
Indian Child Welfare
Judicial Services
The mission of the White Earth Nation Tribal Court is to provide a forum to restore peace and reconciliation through fair and impartial conflict resolution founded upon the Ojibwe culture and values.
Natural Resources
Public Safety
Anonymous Tipline: 1-877-410-8550
Public Works
Services include:
- Fleet
- Transportation
- Water & Sewer
- Water & Sewer Construction
- Transit
WELSA
White Earth Land Settlement Act of 1985 (WELSA Project Office) – The project office has the responsibility to identify and process land claims that are identified as illegal land transfers per the WELSA Act. To close out these valid claims, monetary compensation, if any, is disbursed to the living heirs of the original allottees/heirs.