Name Melanie Benjamin | ||
Website millelacsband.com/profile/chief-executive | ||
Melanie Benjamin is chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, in the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation in east-central Minnesota.
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.
References
Melanie Benjamin (Ojibwe leader) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA