Bois Forte Indian Reservation is an
Indian reservation formed for the
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa (or
Zagaakwaandagowininiwag (Men of the Thick Woods) in the
Ojibwe language). It comprises three sections in northern
Minnesota,
United States.
Reservations
Nett Lake Indian Reservation
Nett Lake Indian Reservation (
Ojibwe:
Asabiikone-zaaga`iganiing, "At the Lake for Netting"), located at , is the primary reservation holding for the Bois Forte Indian Reservation, containing the unincorporated community of
Nett Lake, MN. The area of 162.872 sq mi (421.838 km²) surrounds
Nett Lake in
Koochiching and
St. Louis counties.
Deer Creek Indian Reservation
Deer Creek Indian Reservation, at , the second-largest section of the Bois Forte Indian Reservation, comprises 35.109 sq mi (90.931 km²) in
Effie unorganized territory in
Itasca County, just east of the city of
Effie. This reservation was originally set aside for the Little Forks Band of Rainy River Saulteaux. Today, as the population have all relocated onto either the Nett Lake or to the Lake Vermilion Indian Reservation, this reservation is kept as a natural resources reserve for the Band.
Lake Vermilion Indian Reservation
The smallest section of the Bois Forte Indian Reservation is the
Lake Vermilion Indian Reservation (
Ojibwe:
Onamanii-zaaga'iganiing, "At the Lake with
Red ochre"). It consists of 1.623 sq mi (4.205 km², or 1,039
acres) of land at in southeastern
Greenwood Township on
Lake Vermilion...
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