Minnesota is centered within Dakota creation stories and is an important place in traditional Ojibwe history. Along with the Dakota and Ojibwe, the Ho-Chunk, Cheyenne, Oto, Iowa, and the Sac & Fox tribes also acknowledge Minnesota as important to their tribal histories.
Did you know: In Minnesota, there are seven Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) reservations and four Dakota (Sioux) communities. A reservation or community is a segment of land that belongs to one or more groups of American Indians.
Tribal nations within Minnesota Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. Lower Sioux Indian Community. Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Prairie Island Indian Community. Red Lake Nation.
In Minnesota, there are seven Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) reservations and four Dakota (Sioux) communities. Find links to the web sites of those communities that have web sites.
The seven Ojibwe reservations in Minnesota are Bois Forte (Nett Lake), Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, White Earth, and Red Lake. The name "Ojibwe" may be drawn from either the puckered seam of the Ojibwe moccasin or the Ojibwe custom of writing on birch bark.
11 nations and flags of Minnesota Native Americans Bois Forte—Anishinaabe. Fond du Lac—Anishinaabe. Grand Portage—Anishinaabe. Leech Lake—Anishinaabe. Mille Lacs—Anishinaabe. Red Lake—Anishinaabe. White Earth—Anishinaabe. Lower Sioux—Dakota.
Three distinct peoples, the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi make up the collective Anishinaabe, called the Council of Three Fires (Niswi-mishkodewin). The Ojibwe are the westernmost people of the Council of Three Fires, whose territory stretches from Sault Ste.
The two most significant treaties that involved the Mille Lacs Band Of Ojibwe were the treaties of 1837 and 1855. The treaty of 1837 ceded much of the land around Mille Lacs Lake. The treaty of 1855 set aside 61,000 acres for a reservation on and around the south end of the lake.
Recognized Tribes in Minnesota Seven of these are Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) and four are Dakota (Sioux). The seven communities of Grand Portage, Bois Forte, Red Lake, White Earth, Leech Lake, Fond du Lac and Mille Lacs comprise the Anishinaabe reservations.