Each Tribe is a separate sovereign nation – unique unto itself and distinct from all other federally recognized Tribes – each has an independent relationship with the United States and State of Minnesota.
In Minnesota, there are seven Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) reservations and four Dakota (Sioux) communities. Links to each Tribal Nation’s website are posted below.
A reservation or community is a segment of land that belongs to one ore more groups of American Indians. It is land that was retained by American Indian tribes after ceding large portions of the original homelands to the United States through treaty agreements. It is not land that was given to American Indians by the federal government.
The Minnesota Commerce Department has been invited to participate in the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. The mission of MIAC is to protect the sovereignty of the 11 Minnesota Tribes and to ensure the well-being of American Indian citizens throughout Minnesota.
The Anishinaabe Tribal Nations include:
- Asabiikone-zaag'igan / Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
- Nah-gah-chi-wa-nong / Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Kitchi-Onigaming / Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Misi-zaaga'iganiing / Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
- Gaa-zagaskwaabiganikaag / Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
- Gaa-waabaabigbiganikaag / White Earth Nation
- Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'iganiing / Red Lake Nation
The four Daktoa communities include: