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The Legend of Minnesota:

Top Ten Things to Know about the Red Lake Indian Reservation

Where is the Red Lake Indian Reservation located?

The Red Lake Indian Reservation is located in Beltrami and Clearwater counties, approximately 30 miles north of Bemidji.

What is the amount of land area that the Tribe has control over?

With the reservation and other holdings of the Northwest Angle they have procession of a total of 825,654 acres. That is larger than the state of Rhode Island.

What type of government do they have? Do they follow the same laws as people who live off the reservation? Explain your answer.

The tribal government has full sovereignty over the reservation, subject only to federal legislation, which makes it a “closed” reservation. They elect people to the Tribal Council and have their own form of government.

What two lakes does the reservation border?

The reservation completely surrounds Lower Red Lake and a major portion of Upper Red Lake.

What is the economy like on the reservation? Where do the people work?

Employment is very limited, resulting in high unemployment rates. The Tribal Council is the main employer through government operations. Others work at small home-businesses, casinos, farms, and logging.

What are the four reservation communities?

1.) Redby

2.) Red Lake

3.) Ponemah

4.) Little Rock

How many Native Americans are there today in the United States and Canada?

In the United States there are 2 million Native Americans and 1 million in Canada.

What did the Ojibwe live in? What did their clothing look like?

The used to live in birch bark houses called wigwams. Their clothes consisted of moccasins, cloaks, dresses, and breechcloths that often were decorated with fancy beadwork.

When is the Tribe’s Independence Day and what is it’s importance?

Their Independence Day in July 6^th. The day signifies the honoring of the courage of their chiefs in resisting allotment during the negotiations of the 1889 Nelson Act.

When was the Red Lake General Council Constitution established?

1918

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