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Elder Services - Bois Forte Band of Chippewa

5322 Street Mary's Drive, Nett Lake, MN 55772

Eligibility

Bois Forte members who are older adults and residents of Itasca, Koochiching and Saint Louis counties

Required documents

Application/intake form photo ID

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

Application process

Call; walk in

Fees

Vary by service

Service area

Itasca County, MN
Koochiching County, MN
Saint Louis County, MN

Other Information

Application Process

Walk In

Description

Elder services include the following: - Monthly newsletters to keep communication available on planned activities (i.e. concerts, pow-wows, etc.) and other information - Nutritious meals served Monday - Friday at Nett Lake and Vermilion Community Centers with home-delivered meals available to elders who are unable to go to the sites - Transportation for shopping monthly ?- Wisdom Steps Program: Preventative health program. Encourages elders to actively participate in programs that promote health screenings, health education, healthy living activities and evidence-based health programs. Elders who become members of the program and complete a minimum of 46,000 steps per year, and complete health screenings and exams become eligible to attend the annual Wisdom Steps Conference Free of charge. Participants earn incentives and recognition at the conference for their work towards becoming healthy and the number of steps that they walk during the year through a Tier system.

Last Assured

09/04/2025

Providing organization

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, also referred to as Ojibwe is a sovereign, federally recognized Native American Tribe