Programs & Services

Education

The Band helps provide its members of all ages with a variety of educational opportunities through Head Start/Early Head Start, academics, extracurricular activities, scholarships, library services, and Ojibwe language and cultural programming.

Scholarships The Mille Lacs Band Higher Education Office (MLBHEO) is established to assist enrolled members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and their children as they pursue their educational goals. A financial award may also be given to those members who successfully obtain their degree, diploma or certificate.

• Educational Enrichment Application
  
• Academic Achievement Award Application
  

Nay Ah Shing Schools The Mille Lacs Band operates the K-12 Nay Ah Shing Schools in District I of the reservation.

Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy The Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy is an Ojibwe charter school located in McGregor to serve District II of the reservation. The school is operated independently from the Mille Lacs Band.

Pine Grove Leadership Academy The Pine Grove Leadership Academy is an Ojibwe charter school located in Sandstone to serve District III of the reservation. The school is operated independently from the Mille Lacs Band.

Mille Lacs Tribal College The Band operates the Mille Lacs Tribal College in District I of the reservation, which offers post-secondary classes in collaboration with Fond du Lac Community College and the University of Minnesota Duluth.