Red Cliff, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Red Cliff, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bayfield
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:640
Area Code:715 and 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1572135

Red Cliff, also known as Gaa-Miskwaabikaang,[1] is a Tribal Nation in the town of Russell, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. Red Cliff is the administrative center of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.[2] The reservation population is 1353, primarily Native American.

The Red Cliff Reservation

See main article: Red Cliff Indian Reservation. The Red Cliff Reservation was created through a series of treaties between the U.S. Government and the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Red Cliff Band), the most recent being the treaty of 1854. The reservation is approximately 1miles wide and long, located at the top of the Bayfield Peninsula, on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin.

The community of Red Cliff, the location of tribal offices and businesses, is 3miles north of the city of Bayfield, a popular tourist community adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.[3]

Frog Bay Tribal National Park (FBTNP) is located in Red Cliff. It is the first Tribal National Park in the United States. The original 89-acre parcel of former Red Cliff Reservation land was successfully reacquired in 2012 and a second, 86-acre private parcel was acquired in 2017. This 175-acre area comprises FBTNP and permanently protects a large tract of at-risk boreal forest, the lower estuary and mouth of Frog Creek, and restored former reservation lands back to tribal ownership.[4]

Transportation

Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community.

Bus service is provided by Miskwaabekong Transit in partnership with Bay Area Rural Transit.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-11-03 . Red Cliff gets Wisconsin's first dual-language road sign . 2022-05-12 . WDIO . en.
  2. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/bayfield/red-cliff.cfm Red Cliff, Wisconsin
  3. Web site: :: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa - Official Home Page ::. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509164220/http://redcliff-nsn.gov/Government/history.htm . 2008-05-09 .
  4. Web site: Welcome to Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa . 2024-05-02 . www.redcliff-nsn.gov.