The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are an Ojibwa Native American tribe, with an Indian reservation in the Town of Lac du Flambeau, Vilas County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. A small portion of the reservation is within Iron County. The Ojibwa, Aanishanabe or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway, Anishinaabe, or Anishinabek) are the largest group of Native Americans/First Nations north of Mexico, including Métis. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Lac du Flambeau is a town located in Vilas County, Wisconsin. ... Vilas County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq. ... Iron County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ...

Located at Waaswaagani-zaaga'igan and translated into French as Lac du Flambeau (Torch Lake), the Reservation of the Lac du Flambeau Band, called Waaswaaganing in Ojibwe, was established under the Treaty of 1854. Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Chippewa or Anishinaabemowin in Eastern Ojibwe syllabics) is the third most commonly spoken Native language in Canada (after Cree and Inuktitut), and the fourth most spoken in North America (behind Navajo, Cree, and Inuktitut). ... The Treaty of La Pointe may refer to either of two treaties made and signed in La Pointe, Wisconsin between the United States and the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Native American peoples. ...

For centuries, Waaswaagani-zaaga'igan served as the trade hub connecting the waterways between Lake Superior (via Montreal River) and Wisconsin River and Flambeau River. Lake Superior, viewed from Au Train Bay in Alger County, Michigan Lake Superior (known as Gichigami in an Ojibwe language), bounded by Ontario and Minnesota to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan in the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... There are a number of rivers named Montreal River in Canada and the United States. ... The Wisconsin River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 430 mi (692 km) long, in the state of Wisconsin in the United States. ...

Being signatories to the 1837, 1842 and 1854 Treaties, Lac du Flambeau Band enjoys traditional hunting, fishing and gathering practices guaranteed in these treaties. The Treaty of La Pointe may refer to either of two treaties made and signed in La Pointe, Wisconsin between the United States and the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Native American peoples. ... The Treaty of La Pointe may refer to either of two treaties made and signed in La Pointe, Wisconsin between the United States and the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Native American peoples. ...

Lac du Flambeau is the location of sacred Strawberry Island "the place of the little people," which is recognized by the National Register of Historical Places. This island is the place where the last battle between the Sioux and the Ojibwe was fought in 1745. In 1966, the island was identified through an archeological survey as a place with artifacts and remains dating back to 200 B.C.

External links

• Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
• Lac du Flambeau Tribal website
• Lac du Flambeau Chamber of Commerce