Department of Natural Resources
Spring 2021 Harvest Guidelines for Mille Lacs
— Word version
— PDF
— Webpage
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Landing Declaration Form
Treaty Rights Day 2021 PowerPoint Presentations
Due to COVID-19, the DNR is celebrating this year's Treaty Rights Day with a series of virtual events, including presentations on the maple syrup harvest (iskigamizigan), spearing and netting, and the manoomin (wild rice) harvest. If you missed the presentations, click on the links below to download the PowerPoints:
March 18 is the deadline to submit your name to be entered into the Treaty Rights Day General Raffle and Youth Raffle. Please email rosa.sam2@millelacsband.com or call (320) 532-7439 to enter.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) develops and implements wildlife, fish and forestry improvement activities and regulates hunting, fishing and gathering on the reservation. It also preserves cultural knowledge and practices as natural resources and provides many other services, including conservation enforcement, environmental protection, natural resource permits, historical preservation and tribal enrollment.
Katie Draper
Commissioner of Natural Resources
Agriculture
Conservation Enforcement
This program utilizes Band game wardens to enforce game, fish and environmental laws.
Cultural Resources
Todd Moilanen
Cultural Resources Director
Email
Enrollments
The Tribal Enrollments Office assists people who want to enroll as a Mille Lacs Band member. It also provides enrolled Band members with tribal identification cards. For more information on Tribal Enrollments, please see Enrollments.
Jana Sam
Enrollment Manager
email
Environmental Programs
Environmental Programs operates, administers and coordinates activities associated with the Environmental Protection Agency and Band funded programs. In addition, inspections of NPDES (stormwater) and Underground Storage Tanks are conducted to ensure environmental resource protection. Environmental Programs includes an air program, ground/surface water program, a water quality lab and a Brownfield Response Program.
Chad Weiss
Water Resource Manager
Email
Charles Lippert
Air Quality Specialist
Email
Vacant
Brownfield Coordinator
Jeremy J. Harrington
Water Quality Technician
Email
Real Estate Services
Real Estate services are provided to Band members who have questions about land leases, purchases, or other real estate activities
Katie Draper
Commissioner
Email
Brandi Sam
Realty Researcher
Email
Vacant
Real Estate Clerk/Acquisition Specialist
Sue Engberg
Probate Clerk
Email
William Boyd
Land Coordinator
Email
Resource Management
The Resource Management Program includes operations and administration of fisheries, licensing, wildlife studies, investigations and research projects.
Kelly Applegate
Director of Resource Management
Email
Carl Klimah
Fisheries Manager
Email
Jalyn LaBine
Fisheries Technician
320-532-5690
Jordan Williams
Lead Wildland Technician
Email
Tribal Historical Preservation Office
This program works to preserve archaeological sites and repatriate artifacts.
The tribal government’s archives department collects and preserves written materials for the Band and makes them available to researchers and other interested people.
John Reynolds
Compliance Officer
Email
Mike Wilson
Archivist
Email
Christopher Knoxsah
Assistant Archivist