Editorial: Ojibwe leaders showed commitment to communities

The past few weeks have seen a silencing of some powerful voices in our communities.

Eli Hunt, 60, of Walker, past chairman of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, passed away the first week of March. Hunt remained active even after his time as chairman passed, and those around him described him as generous and always an advocate for the tribe.

Donald "Dudie" May, 58, died on March 8 at a rural Red Lake home. May was a member of the Red Lake Tribal Council, a position he had held since 2004. At a service Friday at Red Lake, family and friends remembered a man dedicated to Red Lake.