 The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will use a $250,000 grant from the Shakopee-Midwakanton Sioux community to help build a new community center in Onigam. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Chairman Farron Jackson Sr. says he hopes the new building and services that are going to be offered there will help strengthen the community both mentally and physically. The Onigam Community Center will feature an indoor basketball court and locker rooms, community rooms for meetings and an elder space, a learning center with access to technology, internet for community classes, and distance learning through the Leech Lake Tribal College or other institutions of learning among other amenities. Construction of the community center began in August and is expected to be completed by January 2018. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.