City of Garrison, Minnesota and Kathio Township) Red Willow Estates, Onamia, Minnesota Woodlands National Bank, Onamia, Minnesota (with branches in Cloquet, Minnesota; Hinckley, Minnesota; Minneapolis Minnesota; Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, Vineland, Minnesota; and Zimmerman, Minnesota) List of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chiefs Chairman 1936–1940: Fred Sam 1940–1948: Sam Yankee 1948–1956: Fred Jones 1956–1960: Jerry Martin 1960–1972: Sam Yankee 1972–1991: Arthur Gahbow 1991–1992: Marge Anderson (interim appointment) Chief Executive 1992–2000: Marge Anderson 2000–2008: Melanie Benjamin 2008–2009: Herbert Weyaus (interim appointment) 2009–2012: Marge Anderson 2012–present: Melanie Benjamin Notable members Marge Anderson James Clark, Naawigiizis Lucy Clark Marvin Eagle Arthur Gahbow / Wewinabi ("Waywinabe") Virgil Hill, boxer Maude Kegg / Naawakamigookwe Larry Smallwood / Amikogaabaw Sam Yankee / Eshpan ("Ayshpun") See also Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Minnesota Indian Affairs Council United States v. Mille Lac Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians, References Buffalohead, Roger and Priscilla Buffalohead. Against the Tide of American History: The Story of Mille Lacs Anishinabe. Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (Cass Lake, MN: 1985). A Comprehensive Guide to The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Government. Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe General Assembly (Vineland, MN: 1996). Minnesota Indian Affairs Council Aaniin Ekidong: Ojibwe Vocabulary Project. St. Paul: Minnesota Humanities Center, 2009. Treuer, Anton. Ojibwe in Minnesota St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2010. Treuer, Anton. Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001. External links Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, official website Tribal Register of Band Statues, Ordinances, Resolutions, Orders, Policy and Rules Ojibwe Inaajimowin, the monthly newspaper of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Minnesota Chippewa Tribe's Charter for the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians Eni–gikendaasoyang ("Moving Towards Knowledge Together"), Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Language Revitalization], University of Minnesota Mille Lacs Indian Museum Historic Site Ojibwe governments Native American tribes in Minnesota