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Cass Lake, MN, United States
Welcome to Leech Lake Tribal College's Community Education blog! We offer free to low cost community enrichment classes that are open to the public. Call Amy, 218-335-4244, for community classes and events. For a list of current classes, visit www.lltc.edu and click the OCCE link.

Monday, August 27, 2012

First Aid/CPR & First Responder Refresher


We are please to announce that we are able to offer two great classes at no cost!
These are WEEKEND classes.

First Aid/CPR/AED
September 8, 2012
9 am - 3:30 p.m.

First Responder Refresher Course
October 20 & 21, 2012
9 am - 5 p.m.

These classes will take place in the Wiigwaasi (Birch) Building, located on campus.

Space is limited.
Please register by calling
Amy 218-335-4244

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Wild Rice Harvesting Class

Ricing season is almost here! Due to high water levels this year, the wild rice is taking a little long to reach the top of the water and mature. For those already signed up for class, you will be recieveing a call in the next week or two for a date, time and place for class.

There is still space in this class you are intrested in learning about wild rice harvesting. The Leech Lake Department of  Resource Management (DRM) is making a special allowance for those who are non-native and live off-reservation, to be able to participate.

A MN State ricing license (approx. $30) can be purchased at Froggy Sports south of Cass Lake on Hwy. 371. A reservation license ($2) must be purchased from DRM, which is located across the street from Froggy Sports. Please have your license purchased BEFORE class takes place.

Please call me, Amy, at 218-335-4244 for more details and to register for this FREE class.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Summer Transportation Institute

The Summer Transportation Institute hosted by the Leech Lake Tribal College concluded on Friday with an intimate ceremony in the Benny Tonce room celebrating the students who made it through the program, who committed such a huge chunk for their summer in order to be exposed to new career options or solidify the career choices that they already were mindful of.  At the ceremony the students presented on their favored transportation topic and enjoyed a delicious lunch of fresh Red Lake walleye, warm bannock, wild rice and other delicious eats.  During the program this very high energy, middle school group kept us on our feet as we bounced from one activity to another. 



Monday, August 6, 2012

Sweet Grass


We had a great turnout last week for our sweet grass basket class, lots of new faces from local folks to Summer vacationers! Everyone was able to finish their basket and had a little history lesson about sweet grass as well.

Here we have the Hains family (3 generations!) who decided to take the class as a  family activity.
Jennifer Pratt, Diana Pratt, Ted and Elaine Hains

The class was taught by a local artisan  Bonita Desjarlais