Native Mob
The Native Mob is a Native American street gang. The Native Mob is one of the largest and most violent Native American gangs in the U.S. and is notoriously active in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. The gang was created in the 1990s in Minneapolis, Minnesota to control drug turf, and has since established itself in prisons, and was estimated (2015) to have around 1,500 members.
| Founded | 1990s |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Territory | Midwestern United States, mainly active in the states of Minnesota and North Dakota |
| Ethnicity | Primarily Native-American |
| Activities | Racketeering, drug trafficking, murder |
| Allies | People Nation Bloods Almighty Vice Lord Nation |
| Rivals | Native Gangster Disciples Folk Nation Gangster Disciples Native Disciples Project Boyz Moe Mob |
| Notable members | Wakinyan Wakan McArthur Christopher Lee Wuori Eric Lee Bower |
The Native Mob has been present in tribal communities in the region since the gang began in the 1990s. Gang experts say the small town of Cass Lake, Minnesota on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal has been the center of the gang's operations, also runs operations out of the Twin Cities, Naytahwaush, and Prior Lake. Members routinely engage in drug trafficking, assault, robbery, and murder. According to reports they are also located in Mandan, North Dakota. These specific reports site that trafficking of primarily drugs from Mandan to other areas in Minnesota .