Gov. Tim Walz signs law enabling University of Minnesota to return land to Fond du Lac Band

Minnesota to return thousands of acres of forest to Fond du Lac Band

Lawmakers approved the transfer of land inside the Fond du Lac Reservation that was taken through treaty violations more than a century ago.

Fond du Lac Band set to reacquire Cloquet Forestry Center

FOND DU LAC RESERVATION — The University of Minnesota is on track to return the Cloquet Forestry Center, a 3,400-acre parcel of land located entirely within the Fond du Lac Reservation, to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. On Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz, alongside University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham and Fond du Lac Tribal Chairman Bruce Savage, signed legislation paving the way for the transfer from the university to …

Gov. Tim Walz signs law enabling University of Minnesota to return land to Fond du Lac Band

The University of Minnesota is returning land from its Cloquet Forestry Center to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in what is being called a milestone moment for tribal relations in the state.

News brief: Forest Center deal gets closer

The University of Minnesota and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa took a huge step toward the return of the Cloquet Forestry Center land to the Band on Wednesday, May 27. The state bonding bill approved by the Minnesota Legislature and signed into law by Governor Walz in a ceremony was attended by University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham and Fond du Lac Tribal Chairman...