Nicollet County
Native Americans in Minnesota
Indian Tribes in Minnesota 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.
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Reservations in Minnesota
The seven Anishinaabe reservations include:
- Boise Forte
- located in extreme northern Minnesota
- Fond du Lac
- located in northeast Minnesota west of the city of Duluth
- Grand Portage
- located in the northeast corner of the state
- Leech Lake
- located in northwestern Minnesota; Leech Lake located in the north central portion of the state; Fond du Lac located in northeast Minnesot
- Mille Lacs
- located in the central part of the state, south and east of Brainerd
- Red Lake
- located in extreme northern Minnesota west of Bois Forte
- White Earth
- located in northwestern Minnesota
Other Links
- Presidential Proclamation - National Native American Heritage Month, 2012
- Overview of Indian Tribes in Minnesota, Indian Affairs Council
- Links and resources about the Indian Tribes in Minnesota from mn.gov.
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
- Why Treaties Matter Exhibit
- A Day in the Life of Minnesota Tribal Nations: a 14-minute video production by the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, created in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Minnesota Humanities Center.
- Minnesota History Center: US - Dakota War of 1862 Exhibit