Youth Program - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

43408 Oodena Drive, Onamia, MN 56359

Eligibility

Enrolled Mille Lac Band families with children and youth aged 5 - 24 years who are residents of Aitkin, Benton, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, and Pine counties

Required documents

Application/registration form photo ID tribal enrollment

Hours

8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday

(800)922-4457

Voice

(320)532-7407

Voice - Intake Aanjibimaadizing Office

https://millelacsband.com/government/resources1/niigaan

Application process

Call to register

Service area

Aitkin County, MN
Benton County, MN
Crow Wing County, MN
Kanabec County, MN
Mille Lacs County, MN
Morrison County, MN
Pine County, MN

Description

Ge-Niigaanizijig: A comprehensive after-school mentoring program with four main components or pillars: culture, community, career, and education. The Education Department employs youth mentors for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The Aanjibimaadizing Program: In partnership with the Department of Administration, the program employs teen mentors to work with students from ages 7 - 24 years

Last assured

11/11/2024

What's Here

Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

Providing organization

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has a three-branch division-of-powers form of government, with an Executive Branch, Legislative Branch and Judicial Branch.

The Executive Branch departments provide services to Band members including administration, community development, education, health and human services, and natural resources.

The Judicial Branch preserves and maintains justice and accords equal rights, equal protection, and equal opportunity for Band members under Band laws and statutes.

The Band's Reservation consists of three districts composed of several distinct communities: District I, District II, District IIA, and District III.