Red Lake Nation voices concern as DNR advances plan to reintroduce elk in northeast Minnesota

The Minnesota Legislature during its most recent session authorized $2.3 million in spending for the Minnesota DNR to work with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to capture elk from northwestern Minnesota and move them to the northeastern part of the state, largely on the Fond du Lac reservation. Now, discussion of action plans between the partners has begun, with a goal of transferring elk by the spring of 2026.
Red Lake Nation officials recently sent a letter to the DNR, stating opposition to the plan that would move elk from Red Lake reservation land and questioning the department’s lack of communication with Red Lake during the planning process.

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