Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
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The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians (Ojibwe language: Mikinaakwajiw-ininiwag) is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Ojibwe based on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. The tribe has 30,000 enrolled members. A population of 5,815 reside on the main reservation and another 2,516 reside on off-reservation trust land (as of the 2000 census).[1]
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Total population | |
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30,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
North Dakota, United States | |
Languages | |
English, Ojibwe, Michif[citation needed] | |
Religion | |
Catholicism, Methodism, Midewiwin | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Chippewa Cree, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Métis |
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