Treaty of La Pointe
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The Treaty of La Pointe may refer to either of two treaties
Treaty
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 made and signed in La Pointe, Wisconsin
La Pointe, Wisconsin
La Pointe is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands. There is also an unincorporated community named La Pointe on Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands . The population was 246 at the 2000 census...

 between the United States
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 and the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Native American
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 peoples. In addition, the Isle Royale Agreement, an adhesion to the first Treaty of La Pointe, was made at La Pointe.

1842 Treaty of La Pointe

The first treaty of La Pointe was signed Robert Stuart for the United States
United States
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 and representatives of the Ojibwe of Lake Superior and the Mississippi on October 4, 1842 and proclaimed on March 23, 1843, encoded into the laws of the United States as . This treaty ceded lands now parts of Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula Michigan. The signatory tribes retain hunting, fishing and gathering rights on for this region.

However, the news of the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies...

 on August 9, 1842, did not reach the diplomatic corps of either party, officially ending the boundary dispute between Great Britain and the United States, on what now is the Arrowhead Region
Arrowhead Region
The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape. The predominantly rural region encompasses of land area and comprises Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Its population at the 2000 census was 248,425 residents...

 of Minnesota. Consequently the Grand Portage Band was not invited to join the signing of this treaty. In 1844, the United States and Grand Portage Band signed the Isle Royale Agreement as an adhesion to this treaty.

Signatories

The Ojibwe treaty signatories were:
# Location Recorded Name Name (Translation/"Alias") Title
1 Crow Wing River Po go ne gi shik Bagonegiizhig (Hole in the Day)  1st chief
2 Crow Wing River Son go com ick Zoongakamig (Firm Ground) 2d chief
3 Sandy Lake Band  Ka non do ur uin zo Gaa-nandawaawinzo (He that Gathers Berries/"le Brocheux") 1st chief
4 Sandy Lake Band  Na tum e gaw bon Netamigaabawi (Stands First) 2d chief
5 Gull Lake Ua bo jig Waabojiig (White Fisher)
Waubojeeg
Waub-o-jeeg, also written Wa-bo-jeeg or other variants of Ojibwe Waabojiig was a famous warrior and chief of the Ojibwa. He was born into the Adik doodem some time in the mid-18th century near Shagawamikong on the western end of Lake Superior...

 
1st chief
6 Gull Lake Pay pe si gon de bay Bebiizigindibe (Curly Head) 2d chief
7 Red Ceder Lake Kui ui sen shis Gwiiwizhenzhish (Bad Boy) 1st chief
8 Red Ceder Lake Ott taw wance Odaawaans (Little Ottawa) 2d chief
9 Pokegama Bai ie jig Bayezhig (Lone Man) 1st chief
10 Pokegama Show ne aw Zhooniyaa (Silver) 2d chief
11 Wisconsin River Ki uen zi Akiwenzii (Old Man) 1st chief
12 Wisconsin River Wi aw bis ke kut te way 2d chief
13 Lac du Flambeau Band  A pish ka go gi Apishkaagaagi (Magpie/"White Crow") 1st chief
14 Lac du Flambeau Band  May tock cus e quay Metaakozige ([Smokes] Pure Tobacco) 2d chief
15 Lac du Flambeau Band  She maw gon e Zhimaagani (Lance) 2d chief
16 Lake Bands Ki ji ua be she shi Gichi-waabizheshi (Big Marten) 1st chief
17 Lake Bands Ke kon o tum Geganoodam (Intercessor) 2d chief
18 Fond du Lac Band  Shin goob Zhingob (Balsam) 1st chief
19 Fond du Lac Band  Na gan nab Naagaanab (Foremost Sitter) 2d chief
20 Fond du Lac Band  Mong o zet Maangozid (Loon's Foot) 2d chief
21 La Pointe Band  Gitchi waisky Gichi-weshkiinh (Great-renewer/"Buffalo")  1st chief
22 La Pointe Band  Mi zi Mizay (Eel) 2d chief
23 La Pointe Band  Ta qua gone e Dagwagaane (Two Lodges Meet)
Tagwagane
Chief Tagwagané was an Anishinaabe sub-chief of the La Pointe Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, located in the Chequamegon area in the first half of the 19th century. He was of the Ajijaak-doodem...

 
2d chief
24 Ontonagon O kon di kan Okandikan (Bouy) 1st chief
25 Ontonagon Kis ke taw wac Giishkitawag (Cut Ear) 2d chief
26 L'Anse Pe na shi Bineshiinh (Bird) 1st chief
27 L'Anse Guck we san sish Akakwijenzhish (Bad Little Groundhog) 2d chief
28 Lac Vieux Desert Band  Ka she osh e Gezhiiyaashi (Sails Fast) 1st chief
29 Lac Vieux Desert Band  Medge waw gwaw wot 2d chief
30 Mille Lacs Indians
Mille Lacs Indians
The Mille Lacs Indians are a Band of Indians formed from the unification of the Mille Lacs Band of Mississippi Chippewa with the Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Sioux...

 
Ne qua ne be Negwanebi ([Quill]feather) 1st chief
31 Mille Lacs Indians
Mille Lacs Indians
The Mille Lacs Indians are a Band of Indians formed from the unification of the Mille Lacs Band of Mississippi Chippewa with the Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Sioux...

 
Ua shash ko kum Wazhashkokon (Muskrat's Liver) 2d chief
32 Mille Lacs Indians
Mille Lacs Indians
The Mille Lacs Indians are a Band of Indians formed from the unification of the Mille Lacs Band of Mississippi Chippewa with the Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Sioux...

 
No din Noodin (Wind) 2d chief
33 St. Croix Band  Be zhi ki Bizhiki (Buffalo) 1st chief
34 St. Croix Band  Ka bi na be Gaa-bimabi (He that sits to the side/"Wet mouth") 2d chief
35 St. Croix Band  Ai aw bens Ayaabens (Little Buck) 2d chief
36 Snake River  Sha go bi Shák'pí ("Little" Six)
Chief Shakopee
Chief Shakopee may refer to any of the three Mdewakanton Dakota chiefs who lived in the early 19th century. The name comes from the Dakota Shák'pí meaning "Six".-Shakopee I:...

1st chief
37 Chippewa River Ua be she shi Waabizheshi (Marten) 1st chief
38 Chippewa River Que way zhan sis Gwiiwizhenzhish (Bad Boy) 2d chief
39 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Ne na nang eb Nenaa'angebi (Beautifying Bird)
Beautifying Bird
Chief Beautifying Bird or Dressing Bird , was a principal chief of the Prairie Rice Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewas, originally located near Rice Lake, Wisconsin...

 
1st chief
40 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Be bo kon uen 2d chief
41 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Ki uen zi Akiwenzii (Old Man) 2d chief
Name given in Dakota
Dakota language
Dakota is a Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people of the Sioux tribes. Dakota is closely related to and mutually intelligible with the Lakota language.-Dialects:...

.

Treaty area boundary adjustments

In Michigan, no boundary adjustments have been made.

In Wisconsin, for regulatory purposes, the southeastern boundaries of the 1842 treaty-area have been adjusted to follow distinct landmarks such as roads and streams. However, in Wisconsin with consent of the property-owner and with tribally issued license, all treaty rights of hunting, fishing and gathering may be exercised by the members of the signatory bands.

In Minnesota, no boundary adjustments have been made. However, as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Minnesota charged with conserving and managing the state's natural resources. The agency maintains areas such as state parks, state forests, recreational trails, and recreation areas as well as managing minerals,...

 have been mainly concerned over hunting regulations, Minnesota does not acknowledge the 1842 land cession area over Minnesota's claim over Lake Superior. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, however, did approve an extension of the 1854 Treaty of La Pointe tribal fishing rights for the Grand Portage Band over portion of Minnesota's Lake Superior claims.

1844 Isle Royale Agreement

The Isle Royale Agreement is an adhesion to the 1842 Treaty of La Pointe, conducted at La Pointe, Wisconsin
La Pointe, Wisconsin
La Pointe is a town in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The town includes all of the Apostle Islands. There is also an unincorporated community named La Pointe on Madeline Island, the largest of the Apostle Islands . The population was 246 at the 2000 census...

 Territory on August 20, 1844, with Commissioner Robert Stuart
Robert Stuart
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 representing the United States
United States
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. Grand Portage Band was excluded from the 1842 treaty because they were mistakenly though of as being exterior of the United States as the news of signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
The Webster–Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies...

 on August 9, 1842, did not reach the diplomatic corps of either party, officially ending the boundary dispute between Great Britain and the United States, on what now is the Arrowhead Region
Arrowhead Region
The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape. The predominantly rural region encompasses of land area and comprises Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Its population at the 2000 census was 248,425 residents...

 of Minnesota. The Grand Portage Band was utilizing the resources on Isle Royale
Isle Royale
Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior, and part of the state of Michigan. The island and the 450 surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park....

 as they thought Isle Royale, like themselves, were in British Territory. After boundary clarification showing Grand Portage Band and Isle Royale were both within the United States, Grand Portage Band signed the Isle Royale Agreement as a treaty adhesion, with the 1842 treaty signatories re-affirming the treaty.
# Recorded Name Name (Translation/"Alias") Location
01 Wab-ish-gag-gang-e Waabishkaagaagi (White Crow) Lac du Flambeau Band
02 She-mang-un-ish Zhimaaganish (Lance) Lac du Flambeau Band
03 Knisteno Ginishtinoo (Cree) Lac du Flambeau Band
04 Ude-kum-ag Adikameg (Whitefish) Lac du Flambeau Band
05 Now-uj-e-wun Naawajiwan (Middle of the Current) Lac du Flambeau Band
06 Medge-wok-gok-wud Lac du Flambeau Band
07 Ah-mon-se Aamoons (Wasp) Lac du Flambeau Band
08 San-gan-e-may Lac du Flambeau Band
09 Ke-che-wais-keenh Gichi-weshkiinh (Great-renewer/"le Bœuf")  La Pointe Band
10 Tug-wug-aun-e Dagwagaane (Two Lodges Meet)
Tagwagane
Chief Tagwagané was an Anishinaabe sub-chief of the La Pointe Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, located in the Chequamegon area in the first half of the 19th century. He was of the Ajijaak-doodem...

 
La Pointe Band
11 Mis-ia Mizay (Eel) La Pointe Band
12 Muk-ud-a-be-nase Makade-bines (Black Bird) La Pointe Band
13 Ke-che-waub-e-sash-e Gichi-waabizheshi (Big Marten) Pelican Lake
14 Nig-gig Nigig (Otter) Pelican Lake
15 Osh-kau-bay-wis Oshkaabewis (Waiter) Wisconsin River
16 Kay-she-aush Gezhiiyaashi (Sails Fast) Lac Vieux Desert Band
17 Rim-idj-wang-auk-wad Lac Vieux Desert Band
18 Bin-ash-een Bineshiinh (Bird) L'Anse
19 Ke-nen-ance L'Anse
20 Bug-um-aug-un L'Anse
21 Shin-goop Zhingob (Spruce) Fond du Lac Band
22 Nug-un-ub Naagaanab (Foremost Sitter) Fond du Lac Band
23 Mon-go-sit Maangozid (Loon's Foot) Fond du Lac Band
24 Kah-rum-dum-ah-winso Gaa-nandawaawinzo (He that Gathers Berries/"le Brocheux") Sandy Lake Band
25 Win-je-ke-shik-uk Wenji-giizhigak (Whence from the Sky) Sandy Lake Band
26 Bug-on-a-ke-shing Bagonegiizhig (Hole in the Day) Crow Wing
27 Song-uk-um-ig Zoongakamig (Firm Ground) Crow Wing
28 I-ansh-ow-eke-shik Ayaazhawi-giizhig (Crossing Sky) Red Cedar Lake
29 Otto-wance Odaawaans (Little Ottawa) Red Cedar Lake
30 Waub-o-geeg Waabojiig (White Fisher) Gull Lake
31 Na-quon-abe Negwanebi (["Tallest" Quill]feather) Mille Lacs Band
Mille Lacs Indians
The Mille Lacs Indians are a Band of Indians formed from the unification of the Mille Lacs Band of Mississippi Chippewa with the Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Sioux...

32 Be-dud Pítad (Muskrat's Liver) Mille Lacs Band
Mille Lacs Indians
The Mille Lacs Indians are a Band of Indians formed from the unification of the Mille Lacs Band of Mississippi Chippewa with the Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Sioux...

33 No-din Noodin (Wind) Mille Lacs Band
Mille Lacs Indians
The Mille Lacs Indians are a Band of Indians formed from the unification of the Mille Lacs Band of Mississippi Chippewa with the Mille Lacs Band of Mdewakanton Sioux...

34 Shin-e-yah Zhooniyaa (Silver) Pokegama
35 Boin-ance Bwaanens (Little Sioux) Pokegama
36 Kow-e-tas-sy St. Croix Band
37 Ah-cab-ay Ayaabe[ns] ([Little] Buck) St. Croix Band
38 Ke-che-no-din Gichi-noodin (Big Wing) St. Croix Band
39 Gah-be-mah-be Gaa-bimaabi (He that sits to the side/"Wet Mouth") St. Croix Band
40 Waub-e-sash-e Waabizheshi (Marten) Chippewa River
41 Que-we-san-sish Gwiiwizhenzhish (Bad Boy) Chippewa River
42 Mah-een-gun Ma'iingan (Wolf) Chippewa River
43 Ke-wan-se Akiwenzii (Old Man) Lac Courte Oreilles Band
44 Ke-che-be-nas-sy Gichi-binesi (Big Bird) Lac Courte Oreilles Band
45 Omad-ag-um-e Lake Chetac
46 Nay-nuk-aung-abe Nenaa'angebi (Beautifying Bird)
Beautifying Bird
Chief Beautifying Bird or Dressing Bird , was a principal chief of the Prairie Rice Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewas, originally located near Rice Lake, Wisconsin...

 
Lake Chetac
47 Ka-kake Gegek (Hawk) Lake Chetac
48 Ky-aush-ke-bar Lake Chetac
49 Shag-un-aush-eens Zhaaganaashiins (Little Englishman) Grand Portage Band
50 Ad-dik-ons Adikoons (Little Reindeer) Grand Portage Band

Name given in Dakota
Dakota language
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  • Wm. McDonald
  • Jno. Hulbert
  • Clement H Beaulieu
  • Chas. H. Oakes
  • J Russell
  • Jas. P. Hays, United States Indian Sub-Agent
  • Wm. W. Warren
    William Whipple Warren
    William Whipple Warren was a mixed-blood Ojibwe historian, interpreter, and legislator in the Minnesota Territory. He moved from Wisconsin to Crow Wing in the fall of 1845. Warren suffered from lung problems for many years and died as a young man of 28 from tuberculosis on June 1, 1853.-Early life...

    , Interpreter

1854 Treaty of La Pointe

The second treaty of La Pointe was signed by Henry C. Gilbert and David B. Herriman for the United States
United States
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 and representatives of the Ojibwe of Lake Superior and the Mississippi on September 30, 1854 and proclaimed on January 29, 1855. The treaty ceded all of the Lake Superior Ojibwe lands to the United States in the Arrowhead Region
Arrowhead Region
The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, so called because of its pointed shape. The predominantly rural region encompasses of land area and comprises Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties. Its population at the 2000 census was 248,425 residents...

 of Northeastern Minnesota, in exchange for reservations for the Lake Superior Ojibwe in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. The signatory tribes retain hunting, fishing and gathering right within this region. The portions left unceded were given claims to the Mississippi Ojibwe.
The Indian reservations established under this treaty are:
  • L'Anse
    L'Anse Indian Reservation
    The L'Anse Indian Reservation is the land base of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of the Lake Superior Bands of Chippewa Indians . It is located primarily in two non-contiguous sections on either side of the Keweenaw Bay in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan...

     with Lac Vieux Desert
    Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation
    Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation located in Watersmeet Township of southeastern Gogebic County, in the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is the landbase for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The reservation has a total land area of...

  • Bad River
    Bad River Chippewa Band
    The Bad River LaPointe Band of Chippewa Indians is located on a reservation on the south shore of Lake Superior. The reservation, which has a land area of 497.477 km² , is in northern Wisconsin straddling Ashland and Iron counties. The band has approximately 7,000 members, of whom about 1,800...

  • Lac du Flambeau
    Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
    The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are an Ojibwa Native American tribe, with an Indian reservation lying mostly in the Town of Lac du Flambeau in south-western Vilas County, and in the Town of Sherman in south-eastern Iron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin...

     and Lac Courte Oreilles
    Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
    The Lac Courte Oreilles Tribe are one of seven federally recognized Wisconsin bands of Ojibwa. The band is based at the Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation, at in northwestern Wisconsin, which surrounds Lac Courte Oreilles...

  • Fond du Lac
    Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
    Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is an Anishinaabe band located near Cloquet, Minnesota. Their land-base is the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation , located mainly in Carlton and St...

  • Grand Portage
  • Ontonagon
    L'Anse Indian Reservation
    The L'Anse Indian Reservation is the land base of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of the Lake Superior Bands of Chippewa Indians . It is located primarily in two non-contiguous sections on either side of the Keweenaw Bay in Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan...

     and Red Cliff

along with general land grants to the Metis.

Mole Lake
Sokaogon Chippewa Community
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community, or the Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, is a band of the Lake Superior Chippewa, many of whom reside on the Mole Lake Indian Reservation, an Indian reservation located at in Mole Lake, Wisconsin, in Forest County near Crandon.The Mole Lake Indian...

 and St. Croix
St. Croix Chippewa Indians
The St. Croix Chippewa Indians are a historical Band of Ojibwe located along the St. Croix River, which forms the boundary between the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Majority of the St. Croix Band are divided into two groups: the Federally recognized St...

 Bands lost their federal recognition due to not being included in this treaty. Mole Lake Band and St. Croix Band's eastern half in Wisconsin re-gained their federal recognition under the Indian Reorganization Act
Indian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 the Indian New Deal, was U.S. federal legislation that secured certain rights to Native Americans, including Alaska Natives...

 of 1934, but the St. Croix Band's western half in Minnesota are not independently recognized and are considered part of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is the land-base for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Central Minnesota, about 100 miles north of Minneapolis-St. Paul...

.

Signatories

The Ojibwe treaty signatories were:
# Location Recorded Name Name (Translation/"Alias") Title
1 La Pointe Band  Ke-che-waish-ke Gichi-weshkiinh (Great-renewer/"Buffalo")  1st chief
2 La Pointe Band  Chay-che-que-oh 2d chief
3 La Pointe Band  A-daw-we-ge-zhick Edawi-giizhig (Each Side of the sky) 2d chief
4 La Pointe Band  O-ske-naw-way Oshkinawe (Youth) 2d chief
5 La Pointe Band  Maw-caw-day-pe-nay-se Makade-binesi (Black Bird) 2d chief
6 La Pointe Band  Naw-waw-naw-quot Naawaanakwad (Middle of the Cloud) headman
7 La Pointe Band  Ke-wain-zeence Akiwenziins (Old Man) headman
8 La Pointe Band  Waw-baw-ne-me-ke Waabanimikii (White Thunderer) 2d chief
9 La Pointe Band  Pay-baw-me-say Bebaamise (Soarer) 2d chief
10 La Pointe Band  Naw-waw-ge-waw-nose Naawajiwanose (Walks through the Middle of the Current) 2d chief
11 La Pointe Band  Maw-caw-day-waw-quot Makade-anaakwad (Black Cloud) 2d chief
12 La Pointe Band  Me-she-naw-way Mizhinawe (Disciple) 2d chief
13 La Pointe Band  Key-me-waw-naw-um Gimiwana'am (Canoes in the Rain) headman
14 La Pointe Band  She-gog Zhigaag (Skunk) headman
15 Ontonagon Band  O-cun-de-cun Okandikan (Buoy) 1st chief
16 Ontonagon Band  Waw-say-ge-zhick Waase-giizhig (Clear Sky) 2d chief
17 Ontonagon Band  Keesh-ke-taw-wug Giishkitawag (Cut Ear) headman
18 L'Anse Band  David King
David King
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1st chief
19 L'Anse Band  John Southwind headman
20 L'Anse Band  Peter Marksman
Peter Marksman
Peter Marksman was a Native American Methodist minister, active in Michigan among the Potawatomi Indians. He was member of the L'Anse Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. His Indian name was Ma-dwa-gwun-a-yaush, from the Ojibwe Madwegwaneyaash, meaning "[Arrow]-Freathers Are Heard in the Breeze,"...

 
headman
21 L'Anse Band  Naw-taw-me-ge-zhick Netamigiizhig (First Sky) 2d chief
22 L'Anse Band  Aw-se-neece Asiniins (Little Rock) headman
23 Lac Vieux Desert Band  May-dway-aw-she Medweyaashi (Sound by the Wind) 1st chief
24 Lac Vieux Desert Band  Posh-quay-gin Bashkwegin (Leather) 2d chief
25 Grand Portage Band  Shaw-gaw-naw-sheence Zhaaganaashiins (Little Englishman) 1st chief
26 Grand Portage Band  May-mosh-caw-wosh Memashkawaash (Strong Wind) headman
27 Grand Portage Band  Aw-de-konse Adikoons (Little Reindeer) 2d chief
28 Grand Portage Band  Way-we-ge-wam headman
29 Fond du Lac Band  Shing-goope Zhingob (Balsam) 1st chief
30 Fond du Lac Band  Mawn-go-sit Maangozid (Loon's Foot) 2d chief
31 Fond du Lac Band  May-quaw-me-we-ge-zhick Mekwamiiwi-giizhig (Icy Day) headman
32 Fond du Lac Band  Keesh-kawk headman
33 Fond du Lac Band  Caw-taw-waw-be-day Gaa-dawaabide (Cracked Tooth/"Broken Tooth") headman
34 Fond du Lac Band  O-saw-gee Ozaagii (Sauk) headman
35 Fond du Lac Band  Ke-che-aw-ke-wain-ze Gichi-akiwenzii (Big Old Man) headman
36 Fond du Lac Band  Naw-gaw-nub Naagaanab (Foremost Sitter) 2d chief
37 Fond du Lac Band  Ain-ne-maw-sung Enimaasing (Sails Away) 2d chief
38 Fond du Lac Band  Naw-aw-bun-way headman
39 Fond du Lac Band  Wain-ge-maw-tub Wenji-maadab (Where He Moves From Sitting) headman
40 Fond du Lac Band  Aw-ke-wain-zeence Akiwenziins (Little Old Man) headman
41 Fond du Lac Band  Shay-way-be-nay-se headman
42 Fond du Lac Band  Paw-pe-oh Baabii'o (Awaits) headman
43 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Aw-ke-wain-ze Akiwenzii (Old Man) 1st chief
44 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Key-no-zhance Ginoozhens (Little Jack Fish) 1st chief
45 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Key-che-pe-nay-se Gichi-binesi (Big Bird) 2d chief
46 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Ke-che-waw-be-shay-she Gichi-waabizheshi (Big Marten) 2d chief
47 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Waw-be-shay-sheence Waabizheshiins (Little Marten) headman
48 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Quay-quay-cub Gwekwekab (Turns Around Sitting) headman
49 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Shaw-waw-no-me-tay Zhaawano-mide (Southern Medicine) headman
50 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Nay-naw-ong-gay-be Nenaa'angebi (Dressing Bird)
Beautifying Bird
Chief Beautifying Bird or Dressing Bird , was a principal chief of the Prairie Rice Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewas, originally located near Rice Lake, Wisconsin...

 
1st chief
51 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  O-zhaw-waw-sco-ge-zhick Ozhaawashko-giizhig (Blue Sky) 2d chief
52 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  I-yaw-banse Ayaabens (Little Buck) 2d chief
53 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Ke-che-e-nin-ne Gichi-inini (Big Man) headman
54 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Haw-daw-gaw-me Naadagaame (Paddle to Shore) headman
55 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Way-me-te-go-she Wemitigoozhi (Frenchman) headman
56 Lac Courte Oreilles Band  Pay-me-ge-wung Bemijiwang (Swift Current) headman
57 Lac du Flambeau Band  Aw-mo-se Aamoons (Wasp) 1st chief
58 Lac du Flambeau Band  Ke-nish-te-no Ginishtinoo (Cree) 2d chief
59 Lac du Flambeau Band  Me-gee-see Migizi (Eagle) 2d chief
60 Lac du Flambeau Band  Kay-kay-co-gwaw-nay-aw-she headman
61 Lac du Flambeau Band  O-che-chog Ojichaag (Soul) headman
62 Lac du Flambeau Band  Nay-she-kay-gwaw-nay-be Nezhikegwanebi (Lone Wing-feather) headman
63 Lac du Flambeau Band  O-scaw-bay-wis Oshkaabewis (Waiter) 1st chief
64 Lac du Flambeau Band  Que-we-zance Gwiiwizens (White Fish) 2d chief
65 Lac du Flambeau Band  Ne-gig Nigig (Otter) 2d chief
66 Lac du Flambeau Band  Nay-waw-che-ge-ghick-may-be headman
67 Lac du Flambeau Band  Quay-quay-ke-cah Gwekwekikaa (Keeps Turning) headman
68 Bois Forte Band  Kay-baish-caw-daw-way (Clear Round the Prairie) 1st chief
69 Bois Forte Band  Way-zaw-we-ge-zhick-way-sking headman
70 Bois Forte Band  O-saw-we-pe-nay-she Ozaawi-bineshiinh (Yellow Bird) headman
71 Mississippi Bands  Que-we-san-se Gwiiwizensi (Boy/"Hole in the Day") head chief
72 Mississippi Bands  Caw-nawn-daw-waw-win-zo Gaa-nandawaawinzo (Ripe-Berry Hunter) 1st chief
73 Mississippi Bands  Waw-bow-jieg Waabojiig (White Fisher) 2d chief
74 Mississippi Bands  Ot-taw-waw Odaawaa (Ottawa) 2d chief
75 Mississippi Bands  Que-we-zhan-cis Gwiiwizhenzhish (Bad Boy) 2d chief
76 Mississippi Bands  Bye-a-jick Bayezhig (Lone Man) 2d chief
77 Mississippi Bands  I-yaw-shaw-way-ge-zhick Ayaazhawi-giizhig (Crossing Sky) 2d chief
78 Mississippi Bands  Maw-caw-day Makode' (Bear's Heart) 2d chief
79 Mississippi Bands  Ke-way-de-no-go-nay-be Giiwedinogwanebi (Northern Feather) 2d chief
80 Mississippi Bands  Me-squaw-dace Miskwaadesi (Painted Turtle) headman
81 Mississippi Bands  Naw-gaw-ne-gaw-bo Naagaanigaabaw (Standing Ahead) headman
82 Mississippi Bands  Wawm-be-de-yea headman
83 Mississippi Bands  Waish-key Weshki (New One) headman
84 Mississippi Bands  Caw-way-caw-me-ge-skung Gaawekamigishkaang (Return Through the Ground) headman
85 Mississippi Bands My-yaw-ge-way-we-dun Mayaajiiwewidang (One who carries the Voice) 2d chief

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