Red Lake Chairman Issues “Call to Action” in addressing Illegal Drugs and
Violence
Red
Lake, Minnesota, Oct. 5, 2006
At a special Tribal Council
meeting held on September28, 2006 it was announced that the Tribal Chairman was
calling for a summit on Methamphetamine/crack cocaine to be held on January 17th
2007. The Indian and Free
drug program, Project Safe Neighborhoods, and the organization White Bison were
instructed to head the summit. Planning will begin immediately. The event will
be held on the Red Lake
reservation.
The intent of the summit is
to educate, and mobilize tribal agencies, professionals, schools, and community
members in efforts against illegal drugs on the Red Lake reservation. The summit will produce committees that
will advice the communities on how to effectively address issues of crime,
drugs, and violence.
The Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians is nearing its negotiations with area drug task forces, and
will be seeking to join on in collaborative efforts to combat drugs, guns, gangs
and violent activity on the Red Lake reservation. An agreement is likely to be signed by
mid October.
The Band is also in the
final process of selecting both a Public safety Director, and Chief of Police
at Red Lake.
The Red Lake
band recently was granted 275 thousand dollars a year in “high crimes funding”
through the Department of Interior to assist with Law enforcement at Red Lake.
For info contact the Red
Lake Tribal council at 218-679-3341
