Native Americans

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Native Americans had long lived in Wisconsin for about ten thousand years before the arrival of Europeans. By the time Fr. Claude came to the region, the Ojibwe (also Ojibwa or Ojibway) or Chippewa (also Chippeway) had claimed the land which was abundant with wild rice growing on its lakes.

Reservations/Tribes located in Diocese

• Bad River Reservation:
  • Tribe: Chippewa;
  • located in Ashland and Iron Counties, in the extreme northern part of the state.
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  • Contact: Fr. Jerome D'Souza
  • The Bad River Tribe is saving Wisconsin's Penokee Hills from being destroyed by a proposed open-pit iron mine. But they need your help to make their voices heard.

• Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation:
  • Tribe: Chippewa;
  • located in northern Wisconsin, in Sawyer County.
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  • Contact: Sr. Felissa Zander, SSSF and
  • Fr. Greg Hopefl

• Lac du Flambeau Reservation:
  • Tribe: Lac du Flambeau Band of Chippewa;
  • Located in northern Wisconsin in Iron, Oneida, and Vilas Counties.
  • Contact: Sr. Rose Heil, FSPA and Rev. Maria Joseph Kodiganti

• Red Cliff Reservation:
  • Tribe: Red Cliff Band of Chippewa;
  • located on the northernmost tip of Wisconsin, in Bayfield County.
  • Contact: Sr. Grace Ann Rabideau, OSF and
  • Fr. Sagar Rajesh Sare

• The St Croix Chippewa Tribe:
  • Tribe: Chippewa
  • Located in Big Sand Lake, Danbury, Round Lake, Maple Plain, Gaslyn, Bashaw, Clam Lake, and Balsam Lake
  • Contact: Fr. Francis Adoboli

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