Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Brief History The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is located on the Bad River Indian Reservation in northwestern Wisconsin. The reservation was established by the 1854 Treaty of [more]
Brothertown Nation*
(not federallly/state recognized)
For additional information about the Brothertown Nation, consider the following resources: PBS Wisconsin Tribal Histories – Brothertown Nation History Brothertown Nation Heritage and Culture
Forest County Potawatomi
Brief History The Forest County Potawatomi call themselves the “Keepers of the Fire.” They are Algonquin, a European term. The Potawatomi are part of a confederacy with the Ojibwe (Chippewa) [more]
Ho-Chunk Nation
Brief History The Ho-Chunk are one of two of the First Nations of Wisconsin with an oral history that places their origin in Wisconsin at Móogašuc, or the Red Banks. [more]
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Brief History The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa historically occupied a vast territory within a 100-mile radius of the current location of the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, [more]
Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Brief History The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has inhabited the Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin area since 1745 when Chief Keeshkemun led the band to the area. [more]
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Brief History The Menominee Indian Tribe’s culture, history, and residency in Wisconsin, and parts of Michigan and Illinois, dates back 10,000 years. In the 1800s, the Menominee occupied a land [more]
Oneida Nation
Brief History The Oneida Nation is a sovereign government and a federally recognized American Indian nation of the United States. The Oneidas, along with the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga and Onondaga [more]
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Brief History The Anishinaabe, also referred to as Chippewa or Ojibwe, migrated from present-day eastern Canada and the United States to what is now known as Madeline Island in Lake [more]
Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
Brief History The Anishinaabe, also referred to as Chippewa or Ojibwe, migrated from present-day eastern Canada to what is now known as Madeline Island in Lake Superior, led by a [more]
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
For additional information about the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, consider the following resources: St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin History The Ways, Waadookodaading: Ojibwe Language Immersion School PBS [more]
