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Native American politician
Melanie Benjamin
Occupation(s)Chief executive, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Websitemillelacsband.com/government/chief-executive

Melanie Benjamin is chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, a sovereign, federally-recognized American Indian tribal government in the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation in east-central Minnesota, USA.

Biography

Benjamin was originally elected chief executive of the band in 2000, and re-elected in 2004 and 2008. In October 2008, shortly after the start of her third term, she was removed from office following accusations of misappropriation of tribal funds. She was again elected chief executive in 2012 and in 2016. In 2020, Benjamin was again re-elected by the citizens of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to her sixth consecutive four-year term. In 2018, Benjamin addressed the Band's opioid crisis and provided harsh comments to traditionally Band-supportive groups on their lack of assistance to the Tribe. In January 2024, Benjamin announced that she would not seek a seventh term in office.

Preceded byMarge Anderson Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
2012–present 		Incumbent
Preceded byMarge Anderson Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
2000–2008 		Succeeded byMarge Anderson
Preceded byChief of Staff to the Chairman of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Commissioner of Administration of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
1989-1997 		Succeeded byCheryl Miller
Preceded by Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
1986-1989 		Succeeded byCommissioner of Administration of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

References

  1. "Constitution and Band Statutes". Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. () Benjamin elected to third term as Mille Lacs Chief Executive. News From Indian Country. Accessed November 2015.
  3. (10 October 2008). Mille Lacs Band removes CEO for theft of tribe money. StarTribune. Accessed November 2015.
  4. Curt Brown (28 January 2014). Three Minnesota tribal leaders will be at Obama's speech. StarTribune. Accessed November 2015.
  5. Vivian LaMoore (13 April 13, 2016). Benjamin reelected Mille Lacs Messenger. Accessed May 2019.
  6. "Mille Lacs Band members reelect Benjamin as chief executive, elect Wind as District 1 rep". Brainerd Dispatch. September 1, 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  7. Zach Kayser (10 January 2018). In State of the Band speech, Mille Lacs leader takes on opioids, lawsuit opponents. Pine and Lakes. Accessed May 2019.
  8. "Tribal chief executive Benjamin won't seek reelection". MPR News. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.


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