Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are an Ojibwa Native American tribe, with an Indian reservation lying mostly in the Town of Lac du Flambeau in south-western Vilas County, and in the Town of Sherman in south-eastern Iron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation has a land area of 279.887 km² (108.065 sq mi) and a 2000 census resident population of 2,995 persons. Its major settlement is the unincorporated census-designated place of Lac du Flambeau (on Wisconsin State Trunk Highway 47), which had a population of 1,646 persons.
Located at "Waaswaagani-zaaga'igan" and translated into French as "Lac du Flambeau" (Torch Lake), the Reservation of the Lac du Flambeau Band, called "Waaswaaganing" in Ojibwe, was established under the Treaty of 1854.
For centuries, Waaswaagani-zaaga'igan served as the trade hub connecting the waterways between Lake Superior (via Montreal River) and Wisconsin River and Flambeau River.
Being signatories to the 1837, 1842 and 1854 Treaties, Lac du Flambeau Band enjoys traditional hunting, fishing and gathering practices guaranteed in these treaties.
Lac du Flambeau is the location of sacred Strawberry Island "the place of the little people," which is recognized by the National Register of Historical Places. This island is the place where the last battle between the Sioux and the Ojibwe was fought in 1745. In 1966, the island was identified through an archaeological survey as a place with artefacts and remains dating back to 200 B.C.
References
* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-context=dt&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-CONTEXT=dt&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-tree_id=4001&-transpose=N&-redoLog=true&-all_geo_types=Y&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US5540675&-geo_id=25000US1825&-search_results=16000US5540675&-format=&-_lang=en&-show_geoid=Y Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wisconsin] United States Census Bureau
External links
* [http://www.lacduflambeautribe.com/ Tribal website]
* [http://www.ldfnews.com/ Unofficial Lac du Flambeau Tribal website]
* [http://www.lacduflambeauchamber.com/index.html Lac du Flambeau Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.ldfojibwe.com/ George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum and Cutural Center]
* [http://www.glifwc.org/ Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians — The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe are one of seven federally recognized Wisconsin bands of Ojibwa. The band is based at the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation, at 45°52′59″N 91°19′13″W / 45.88306°N 91.32028°W … Wikipedia
Lake Superior Chippewa — The Lake Superior Chippewa (Anishinaabe: Gichigamiwininiwag) were a historical band of Ojibwe Indians living around Lake Superior in what is now the northern parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Origins Sometime earlier than 1650, the… … Wikipedia
Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin — Lac du Flambeau may refer to any of the following places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:*Town of Lac du Flambeau *CDP of Lac du Flambeau *Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa … Wikipedia
Lac du Flambeau (town), Wisconsin — Infobox Settlement official name = Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Lac du Flambeau (town), Wisconsin mapsize1 = map caption1 =… … Wikipedia
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe — The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (Ojibwe language: Misi zaaga igani Anishinaabeg), also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians or the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts… … Wikipedia
Sokaogon Chippewa Community — The Sokaogon Chippewa Community, or the Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, is a band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, many of whom reside on the Mole Lake Indian Reservation, an Indian reservation located at 45°29′52″N 88°59′20″W / … Wikipedia
Ojibwe people — This article is about the native North American people. For other uses of Ojibwe , Ojibway , or Ojibwa , see Ojibway (disambiguation). Chippewa redirects here. For other uses, see Chippewa (disambiguation). Ojibwe Symbol of the Anishinaabe people … Wikipedia
Ojibwa — Infobox Ethnic group group=Ojibwa Crest of the Ojibwa people poptime=175,000 popplace=United States, Canada rels=Catholicism, Methodism, Midewiwin langs=English, Ojibwe related=Ottawa, Potawatomi and other Algonquian peoples The Ojibwa or… … Wikipedia
Federally recognized tribes by state — Federally recognized tribes are those Indian tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for certain federal government purposes.DescriptionIn the United States, the Indian tribe is a fundamental unit, and the constitution… … Wikipedia
Federally recognized tribes — are those Indian tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for certain federal government purposes.DescriptionIn the United States, the Indian tribe is a fundamental unit, and the constitution grants to the U.S. Congress the … Wikipedia
