Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Ojibwe Band located in northern Minnesota, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bois Forte Band of Chippewa (Ojibwe language: Zagaakwaandagowininiwag, "Men of the Thick Fir-woods"; commonly but erroneously shortened to Zagwaandagaawininiwag, "Men of the Thick Boughs") are a federally recognized Ojibwe Band located in northern Minnesota, along the border between the United States and Canada.[2] Their landbase is the Bois Forte Indian Reservation, of which the Nett Lake Indian Reservation holdings are the largest of their reservation holdings. The Bois Forte Band is one of six constituent members of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. In 2007, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe reported having 3,052 people enrolled through the Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Reservation as members of the Bois Forte Band.[1]
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Total population | |
3,052[1] (2007) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Minnesota) | |
Languages | |
English, Ojibwe | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, other Ojibwe people |