L'Anse Indian Reservation

L'Anse Indian Reservation
Gakiiwe’onaning
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Flag of L'Anse Indian Reservation
Locations within Baraga County (left) and Marquette County (right)
Locations within Baraga County (left) and Marquette County (right)
Location within the State of Michigan
Location within the State of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°46′36″N 88°29′46″W / 46.77667°N 88.49611°W / 46.77667; -88.49611
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesBaraga and Marquette
Established1854
Re-establishment1934 (tribal government)
Government
 • Governing BodyTribal Council of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
 • PresidentWarren C. Swartz[1]
 • Vice PresidentGary Loonsfoot Jr.
Area
 • Total110.06 sq mi (285.1 km2)
 • Land91.98 sq mi (238.2 km2)
 • Water18.08 sq mi (46.8 km2)  16.4%
 (includes off-reservation trust land)
Population
 • Total3,396
 • Density36.9/sq mi (14.3/km2)
 (includes off-reservation trust land)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Websitehttp://www.kbic-nsn.gov/
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Total population
Enrolled members: 3,159 (1999)
Regions with significant populations
 United States (Michigan)
Languages
English, Ojibwe
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Odawa, Potawatomie
Map showing Indian Reservations in Michigan.

The L'Anse Indian Reservation is the land base of the federally recognized Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (Ojibwe: Gakiiwe’onaning) of the historic Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians. (The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community was defined in 1934 by the Indian Reorganization Act as the successor apparent of the L’Anse and Ontonagon bands).[4] The reservation 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. The Keweenaw Bay Community also manages the separate Ontonagon Indian Reservation.[5]

As of 2020, the L'Anse reservation had a land area of 91.98 square miles (58,870 acres; 238.2 km2), including off-reservation trust land.[2] The population living on the reservation was 3,396 in the 2020 census.[3] Most of the village of Baraga and part of the village of L'Anse are on reservation land. In 1999, tribal enrollment was 3,159 according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1999 Labor Force Report.

  1. ^ "Tribal Council | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community". Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
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