Ontonagon Indian Reservation Explained

Official Name:Ontonagon Indian Reservation
Settlement Type:Indian reservation
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Ontonagon Reservation
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ontonagon
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Ontonagon
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:9.777
Area Total Sq Mi:3.775
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:0 (permanent)
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Coordinates:46.9742°N -89.1033°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49953 (Ontonagon)
Area Code:906

The Ontonagon Indian Reservation is the homeland of a branch of the Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe. Its twelve bands were located throughout Michigan and the Upper Midwest.

Since the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, members of the former Ontonagon Band have been included as part of the federally recognized Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, successor apparent to this and the Ojibwe (as the Chippewa are known) of the former L'Anse Band. The combined peoples live primarily at the L'Anse Indian Reservation at the western end of Lake Superior.[1]

The Ontonagon Reservation is located in northeastern Ontonagon Township, in northeastern Ontonagon County, on the south shore of Lake Superior, about 20 km northeast of the village of Ontonagon, Michigan, United States. The reservation has a land area of 3.775 sq mi (9.777 km2) and had no resident population as of the 2010 census.[2] The tribe retains hunting, fishing and lumbering rights on its reservation.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.itcmi.org/blog/2012/10/11/lac-vieux-desert-band-of-chippewa-indian-community/ "Lac Vieux Desert Band of Chippewa Indian Community"
  2. https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/2500000US2580