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.
The Non-Removables Nay Ah Shing students produced a documentary in 2010 that explores the problems of violence and drug and alcohol abuse on the reservation. The video, which features interviews with both students and Elders, is a part of a project sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Education. It will be combined into one documentary with videos from 20 other Native American schools.
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.