Indian Tribes in Wisconsin
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
PO Box 39
Odanah, WI 54861
Telephone: 715-682-7111
Fax: 715-682-7118
The Bad River Tribe's Reservation, established by treaty in 1854, is located in northwestern Wisconsin, along the shores of Lake Superior. The Bad River Tribe is part of the Chippewa (Ojibwa) Nation which extended from the upper mid-west and Great Lakes regions of the United States north into central Canada.
Bad River Lodge & Casino
Forest County Potawatomi Community
PO Box 340
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: 715-478-2903
Fax: 715-478-5280
The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe's Reservation is located in northeastern Wisconsin, southeast of the town of Eagle River. This tribe of Potawatomi are the descendants of tribal members who refused to move west of the Mississippi during the first half of the Nineteenth Century.
Potawatomi Bingo Casino - Milwaukee
Northern Lights Casino - Carter
Ho-Chunk Nation
PO Box 667
Black River Falls, WI 54615
Phone: 715-284-9343
Fax: 715-284-9805
The Ho-Chunk Nation (formerly the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe) does not have a defined reservation. The Nation's center of government is located in Jackson County, but tribal lands are located in the Wisconsin counties of Dane, Sauk, Monroe, La Crosse, Wood, Clark, Shawano, Columbia, Juneau, Vernon, Jackson, Eau Claire, and Marathon. In addition, tribal trust lands are located in Houston County, Minnesota.
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Tribe
Route 2, Box 2700
Hayward, WI 54843
Telephone: 715-634-8934
Fax: 715-634-4797
The Lac Courte Oreilles' Reservation is located in western Wisconsin, approximately 90 miles south of Duluth, Minnesota. In addition to operating a resort on the Chippewa Flowage, the tribe also oeprates a grocery store, K-12 school, community college, gas station, cranberry marsh, elderly centers, and a radio station.
LCO Casino, Lodge, & Convention Center
WOJB 88.9 - Woodland Community Public Radio
Lac Courte Oreilles Community College
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
PO Box 67
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Telephone: 715-588-3303
Fax: 715-588-9805
The Lac du Flambeau Tribe's reservation is located in the lakes country of northern Wisconsin. The Lac du Flambeau Reservation includes a Museum and Culture Center; a re-created Ojibwe Village, a fish hatchery, Fence Lake, and snowmobile trails.
Lake of the Torches Resort Casino
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
PO Box 910
Keshena, WI 54135
Telephone: 715-799-5114
Fax: 715-799-3373
The Menominee Reservation is located in Menominee County in northeastern Wisconsin.
Menominee Casino & Resort
Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
PO Box 365
Oneida, WI 54155
Telephone: 920-869-4374
Fax: 920-869-2194
The Oneida Nation's Reservation is only five miles from Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Oneida Nation is part of the Iroquois Confederacy which was formed in the 1500s. The Cayuga, Mohawk, Seneca, and Onondaga tribes are also members of the Confederacy. The Wisconsin portion of the Oneida Nation moved from upstate New York to Wisconsin in the 1820s.
Oneida Bingo &: Casino
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
PO Box 529
Bayfield, WI 54814
Telephone: 715-779-3700
Fax: 715-779-3704
The Red Cliff Tribe's Reservation is located in far northern Wisconsin, along the southern shore of Lake Superior.
Isle Vista Casino
St. Croix Chippewa Indians
24663 Angeline Avenue
Webster WI, 54893
Telephone: 715-349-2195 or (800) 236-2195
Fax: 715) 349-7602
The St. Croix Reservation, located in western Wisconsin, is non-contiguous. The St. Croix Tribe consists of eleven communities located throughout four counties: Barron, Burnett, Douglas, and Polk.
St. Croix Casino - Turtle Lake
Hole in the Wall Casino - Danbury
Sokaogon Chippewa Community (Mole Lake)
3051 Sand Lake Road
Crandon, WI 54520
Telephone: 715-478-2604
Fax: 715-478-5275
The Mole Lake Reservation is located in Wisconsin's north woods along Highway 55.
Mole Lake Casino
Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans
N8476 Moheconuck Road
Bowler, WI 54416
Telephone: 715-793-4111
Fax: 715-793-1307
The Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation is located in central Wisconsin and borders the Menominee Reservation. Originally located in the northeastern United States, the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans settled in Wisconsin in 1856.
Tribal Organizations in Wisconsin
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
PO Box 9
Odanah, WI 54861
Telephone: 715-682 6619
Fax: 715-682-9294
GLIFWC protects and enhances the treaty guaranteed rights of Chippewa Indians to hunt, fish, and gather in the lands ceded under the Chippewa treaties of 1836, 1837, 1842, and 1854. In addition, it protects and enhances the treaty guaranteed fishing rights on the Great Lakes. GLIFWC performs these services on behalf of eleven (11) Chippewa tribes in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. For more information about GLIFWC please visit its web site.
Great Lakes Indian Law Center - University of Wisconsin - Madison
975 Bascom Mall
Law Building Room 6112
Madison , WI 53706-1399
Phone: (608) 263-7409 - Director (Prof. Richard Monette)
Email: Great Lakes Indian Law Center
The Great Lakes Indian Law Center (GLILC) was established in 1992 to buttress the practical legal skills of all students interested in Federal Indian Law while providing a legal resource for Native American Tribes.
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal
Council
2932 Highway 47 North
PO Box 9
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Telephone: 715-588-3324
Fax: 715-588-7900
glitc@newnorth.org
GLITC was originally formed in 1963 and is a consortium of federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. When GLITC began it was a vehicle for delivering services to reservations, but as tribal governments have grown and expanded, GLITC has taken on the role of assisting tribes in delivering services and in supplementing the services tribes provide to their communities.
Last Updated: June 26, 2007
Disclaimer of Liability
Wisconsin Judicare and the Indian Law Office provide the information on this
Web site as a public service to low-income persons in northern Wisconsin, our participating
attorneys, card issuers, and other Internet users. While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice. Laws vary from state to state and even federal laws may be applied differently in different states. Moreover, due to the rapidly changing nature of the law and our reliance upon information provided by outside sources, Wisconsin Judicare and the Indian Law Office make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other sites to which this site links.
Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. |
To Translate this page, |