Federally Recognized Native American Tribes of Minnesota

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1 Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes of Minnesota
- 1.1 Anishinaabe
- 1.2 Dakota
2 Sources
3 Acknowledgements

Federally Recognized American Indian Tribes of Minnesota

Anishinaabe

All seven Anishinaabe reservations in Minnesota [today] were originally established by treaty and are considered separate and distinct nations by the United States government.^[1]

Asabiikone-zaag'igan / Bois Forte Band of Chippewa^[2]
Nah-gah-chi-wa-nong / Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa^[3]
Kitchi-Onigaming / Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa^[4]
Gaa-zagaskwaabiganikaag / Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe^[5]
Misi-zaaga'iganiing / Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe^[6]
Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'iganiing / Red Lake Nation^[7]
Gaa-waabaabigbiganikaag / White Earth Nation (1867)^[8]

Dakota

The original Dakota Community was established by treaty in 1851....However, in the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota [War] of 1862, Congress abrogated all treaties made with [the Dakota] and [they] were forced from their homes in the state.... [F]our communities were reestablished in their current localities by acts of Congress in 1886. The four Dakota Communities today represent small segments of the original reservation that were restored to the Dakota by Acts of Congress or Proclamations of the Secretary of Interior.^[1]

Cansa'yapi / Lower Sioux Indian Community^[9]
Tinta Winta / Prairie Island Indian Community^[10]
Medwakanton / Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community^[11]
Pezihutazizi / Oyate (Upper Sioux Community)^[12]

Sources

Acknowledgements

Thanks to S D for adding this information.