The non-removable mille lacs band of ojibwe is a federally recognized tribe located in onamia, minnesota

The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, a federally recognized Native American tribe in Minnesota, received a $516,703 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Justice Assistance Program (CFDA 16.596). The funding will be used over a 5-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029 to build capacity for the tribe's culturally-based Healing to Wellness Court. The key goals are to increase coordination of court and recovery resources, enhance accountability, improve community support, reduce recidivism for substance abuse-related offenses and child removals, and secure culturally appropriate learning activities for participants. The grant will allow the tribe to monitor the effectiveness of the Healing to Wellness Court's supports and processes in serving its community.

With this funding, the bands court of central jurisdiction will further build capacity for our culturally based tribal healing to wellness court, noojimo wgamig inaawanidiwag (healing journey). This projects goals are to: increase capacity for healing to wellness court to effectively coordinate court and recovery resources, increase accountability, and improve greater tribal community support; reduce band member recidivism rate for substance use-related offenses and child removal; secure culturally appropriate learning activities for participants; and monitor the effectiveness of healing to wellness court supports and processes.