St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

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The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin were federally recognized in 1938. They have lived in what is present-day Wisconsin for centuries.

Official Tribal Name: St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Address: 24663 Angeline Avenue, Webster, WI 54893
Phone: (800) 236-2195
Fax: 715-349-5768
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Official Website: www.stcciw.com

Recognition Status: Federally Recognized

Traditional Name / Traditional Meaning:

Anishinaabe– Original People.

Today the Anishinaabe have two tribes: Ojibway/Ojibwe/Chippewa (Algonquian Indian for “puckered,” referring to their moccasin style) and Algonquin (probably a French corruption of either the Maliseet word elehgumoqik, “our allies,” or the Mi’kmaq place name Algoomaking, “fish-spearing place).

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Alternate names /Alternate spellings: Chippaway, Chippewyn, Chipewa, Chipawa, Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Ojibway, More names for Ojibwe

Ojibwe / Chippewa in other languages:

Aoechisaeronon or Eskiaeronnon (Huron)
Assisagigroone (Iroquois)
Axshissayerunu (Wyandot)
Bawichtigouek or Paouichtigouin (French)
Bedzaqetcha (Tsattine)
Bedzietcho (Kawchodinne)
Dewakanha (Mohawk)
Dshipowehaga (Caughnawaga)
Dwakanen (Onondaga)
Hahatonwan (Dakota)
Hahatonway (Hidatsa)
Jumper, Kutaki (Fox)
Leaper, Neayaog (Cree)
Nwaka (Tuscarora)
Ostiagahoroone (Iroquois)
Rabbit People (Plains Cree)
Regatci or Negatce (Winnebago)
Saulteur (Saulteaux)
Sore Face (Hunkpapa Lakota)
Sotoe (British)
Wahkahtowah (Assiniboine)

Region: Northeast (Eastern Woodland) –> Ojibwa, Chippewa and Potawatomi

State(s) Today: Wisconsin

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Confederacy: Ojibwe (Chippewa)

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Reservation: Saint Croix Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land

Land Area: 4,689 acres

Tribal Headquarters: Webster, WI
Time Zone: Central

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Registered Population Today: Approximately 1,054 tribal members

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The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin is one of the largest employers in Northwest Wisconsin with over 2,000 employees in its Government center, casinos and enterprises. The Tribe operates two casinos, the St. Croix Casino and Hotel in Turtle Lake, WI and the St. Croix Casino in Danbury, WI. They also operate a convenience strore/gas station, an aquaculture facility and commercial fishery, a grocery store, a check cashing business, construction company, travel agency, an office building complex, a campground, four smokeshop/giftshops, a Drug and Alcohol halfway home, screen printing shop, and an Information Technology Software company.

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Ojibwe / Chippewa People of Note

Renae Morriseau

Catastrophic Events:

Sandy Lake Tragedy – The Sandy Lake Tragedy was the culmination of a series of events centered in Sandy Lake, Minnesota, that resulted in the deaths in 1850 of about 400 Lake Superior Chippewa when officials of the Zachary Taylor Administration and Minnesota Territory tried to relocate several bands of the tribe to areas west of the Mississippi River.

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St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Official Tribal Name: St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin