Cathy Chavers, Tribal Chair of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians and architect of historic 28,000-acre land return, ...

When Catherine Chavers first joined the tribal council for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, a small indigenous nation in ...

A Virginia, Minn., man facing federal manslaughter charges in the alleged hit-and-run death of a Bois Forte mother of five ...

Chavers is stepping down after serving two four-year terms leading the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa in northern Minnesota.

Citing a need to take care of her mental health, Bois Forte Tribal Chair Cathy Chavers announced her retirement on Thursday.

Tribal Vice Chair Shane Drift will take over for Chavers until the seat is filled after a special election to be held at a later date.

Law enforcement with the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa is working with the FBI to investigate the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bois Forte Police Department and FBI.

The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa said that because the crash happened on the reservation, the FBI is handling the investigation. “At this time, there isn’t a need to request tips from the ...

Bois Forte Chair Cathy Chavers, who had just started her third term in office last July, said she is resigning to focus on her mental health, several news outlets reported ...

It started with the Kraken group sales representative becoming “a lot more intrigued” about her personal connection to the culture and history of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa tribe in ...

TOWER — A Virginia man was charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a woman on the Bois Forte Reservation near Tower on Dec. 17. Eric Scott Peterson, 50, was charged with involuntary manslaughter in ...