Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag / Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Laurie Harper
Director of Education
Tribal Research Fellow

Research Questions and Statement

The questions asked during this research are:

Did the University of Minnesota play a role in the research, building, and design of the dams?
And what role did the University of Minnesota play?
Did the University of Minnesota and the Army Corps consider Leech Lake needs and manoomin in research, building, design, and operation of the dams?

The research statement is: The impact of dams on manoomin beds, role of the University in changing water near Leech Lake Reservation.