The White Earth Tribal Council has placed a two-year moratorium on any new large farming operations within reservation boundaries according to the tribal newspaper, Anishinaabeg Today. The tribal council cited a threat to health and safety, water and land resources, and economic security as concerns. Tribal council chairman Michael Fairbanks said Minnesota agencies were informed of the decision and that the tribe will take the time to create their own laws around what they want on the reservation. Earlier in 2022, Becker County, Minnesota made a similar ruling. The White Earth Reservation includes Mahnomen County, and portions of Clearwater, and Becker Counties in northwest Minnesota.
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