Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is a federally recognized Ojibwe tribe in Michigan.
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community is a federally recognized Ojibwe tribe in Michigan.
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is primarily associated with the Lac du Flambeau Reservation in Wisconsin. The Lake Superior Chippewa (Anishinaabe: Gichigamiwininiwag) were a large historical band of Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) Indians living around Lake Superior in what is now the northern parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians were originally part ofthe Keweenaw Bay Band and resided in the Watersmeet area. They received federal recognition as a separate tribe in 1988.
Who are the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe?
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is a federally recognized political union of six Ojibwe bands, including the Mille Lacs Band, Bois Forte Band, Fond du Lac Band, Grand Portage Band, Leech Lake Band, and White Earth Band. There are Ojibwe communities in both Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the second-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by the Cree. In the United States, they have the fourth-largest population among Native American tribes, surpassed only by the Navajo, Cherokee and Lakota.