Today, Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures oversees the Mille Lacs Band’s business enterprises, including gaming and non-gaming businesses, to ensure a secure economic future for the tribal members living both on the Reservation and in other Minnesota communities. When the Band had very little money or support from state and federal governments, Band members worked in traditional enterprises, creating and selling crafts and food products like maple syrup and wild rice, and working in the logging, agriculture, and fishing/tourism industries.Īs development occurred and sovereignty was strengthened, the Band operated resorts, manufacturing programs, schools, and a growing government and housing infrastructure. Mille Lacs Band members have always contributed to the economy of East Central Minnesota.
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