Naytahwaush, White Earth Reservation

Located at White Earth Reservations central portion, White Earth Reservation CDP (census designated place) of Naytahwaush, has a population of 504 according to 2020's census. It's population declined considerably between 2010 and 2020. In 2010's census Naytahwaush had a population of 578. Below are links to google earth photos of Naytahwaush. Within this settlement are 178 housing units with 161 lived in. Average household size for Naytahwaush is 3.6 persons per housing unit. This small Ojibway community has a land area of 19.8 sq. mi. or 51.3 sq. km. There is, however, one area where a majority of it's housing units are located. It has over 100 housing units and is surrounded by a beautiful forest. This region is especially beautiful during spring, summer, and autumn. Native Americans make up 87.7% of this communities population. Mixed bloods 7.3%. Mexican's 4.0%. Many Ojibwa's refusing to identify as native. Whites 3.4%. Blacks 0.2%. Elevation of Naytahwaush is 1,486 feet above sea level. Zip code is 56566. Most Ojibway's who live at Naytahwaush are supposedly from Mille Lacs band. Don't let that fool you! They're from Pokagomin District of Leech Lake Reservation. Press reports from 1901/1902 reported that many Ojibwa's were to settle between Gull Lakes and Twin Lakes and they were Mille Lacs Ojibwa's. After chief Rocky Boy reached an agreement with the United States in 1902, it become mandatory that Pillager Ojibwa's from Pokagomin Reservation which is a part of Leech Lake Reservation, would relocate to White Earth Reservation. Only a fraction of their Pokagomin Reservation was left where Battlefield is located at Leech Lake Reservation. And it's not connected to Leech Lake Reservation by land. Between Grand Rapids and Boy Bay, a relocation of 100's if not over a 1,000 Pillager Ojibwa's to White Earth Reservation and the area north of Cass Lake took place. Gull Lakes are also known as Snider Lake, Egg Lake and McCraney Lake. They settled the region from White Earth Lake to north of Twin Lakes. Most found the Twin Lakes region the best location. By 1900 over 8,000 Ojibwa's were living at White Earth Reservation. After 1898's minor Rebellion at Pokegomin Reservation (aka Leech Lake Reservation) many Pillager Chippewa's were relocated to White Earth Reservation. According to a December 4, 1902 Minneapolis Journal Article, Mille Lacs Ojibway's were going to soon arrive to Gull Lakes and Twin Lakes and take up allotments. At that same time, chief Rocky Boy was negotiating with American representatives about finding land for Montana Ojibway's. Naytahwaush or the Gull Lakes and Twin Lakes region, was also settled by Montana Ojibway's as well as Pillager Chippewa's from Leech Lake Reservation. Apparently they were very relunctant to give up their primitive way of life. And they remained hostile.

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