Fond du Lac Reservation

On September 30, 1854 Ojibwa leaders at Montana agreed to a land cession in northern Minnesota. Below are maps of Fond Du Lac Reservation (it's also known as St. Louis River Indian Reservation) that will surprise you and links to google earth photos of Mahnomen. Per treaty agreements, Fond Du Lac Reservation was created for an Ojibwa People's District in Minnesota named "Nagadjiwanang." Supposedly it's pronounced "Na-gad-ji-wa-nang." In Ojibwa, Na-gad-ji-wa-nang means "At The Place Where The Water Stops." The 'ang' at ends of certain Ojibwa words make them mean a locative. So do "ing and ong!" Whites have combined Ojibwa words. Their Ojibwa Dictionaries do not "Define" what Ojibwa words mean. They used Corruption or compositions! Ojibwa word for "Current" is jiw-wan. Since "At The Place Where The Water Stops" is a locative, it must be pronounced "Na-gad-ji-wa-nang." The 'd' is not pronounced! It's there to let readers know the following 'ji' is pronounced like the letter 'g.' If the 'd' was not there it would be pronounced like 'zhi.' Translation does not mean "At The Place Where The Water Stops." It means "Blocked Current Place." However, whites placed "Place" first (it's the ang) then added "water stops" next. It don't make sense. What it does do is violate Ojibwa Language. Adding 'ang, ing and ong' makes certain Ojibwa words locatives. Whites made no use of a "past tense" for stop. It refers to Grand Portage of St. Louis River.

Descriptions of Fond Du Lac Reservations boundaries were described this way: Beginning at an Island in St. Louis River above Knife Portage (just north of Cloquet or adjacent to Cloquet's north), named by Ojibwa's Paw-paw-sco-me-me-tig; running thence W. to Boundary line heretofore described (a straight line west); thence N. along said boundary line to Savannah River's mouth at St. Louis River; thence down St. Louis River to place of beginning; if said tract contains less than 100,000 acres, a strip sufficient to make this amount shall be added to this Reservations south side. Fond Du Lac Reservation had a land area of around 200 sq. mi. or 518.0 sq. km. There was no need to add land to it's south. It was an excuse used by American leaders to violate Fond Du Lac Reservation or assimiliate Ojibwa People from Fond Du Lac Reservation. Fond du Lac Reservation must extend as far west as Rice Lake Ojibwa Reservation and Sandy Lake Ojibwa Reservation. All Ojibwa Villages are located in Fond Du Lac Reservations extreme east. Leaders of this Ojibwa Fond Du Lac Reservation must adhere to original Reservation boundaries or honor original treaty agreements. American leaders used deception pertaining to the west end of this Ojibwa Reservation. It deals with Rice Lake and Sandy Lake and not Big Lake and Perch Lake.

On January 14, 1889 (Nelson Act), American leaders illegal eradicated Fond du Lac Reservation and all other Minnesota Ojibwa Reservations except Red Lake Reservation and White Earth Reservation. Their intentions were evil or to relocate Ojibwa's to White Earth Reservation then eradicate all other Minnesota Ojibwa Reservations except Red Lake Reservation. It led to violence which culminated in early October 1898. After the minor rebellion at Pokagomin Reservation (aka Leech Lake Reservation) in October 1898, American leaders returned all Minnesota Ojibwa Reservations. As a result of 1889's illegal actions, 597 Ojibwa's at Fond du Lac Reservation were allotted land. What land remained was termed 'Surplus Land' and supposedly ceded. After 1898's rebellion, it was returned. They had no need to open up this Reservation to white settlement. It has little farmland and is covered by wetlands. As a result of American infidelity, we can't determine correct demographics of Fond Du Lac Reservation. Most Ojibwa's living at this Reservation, are included with Cloquets population. Population of Fond du Lac Reservation was 4,240 according to 2010's census. Whites make up a majority of this Reservations population. That's because of Cloquet!

Reservation boundaries are incorrect. Cloquet can't be located with Reservation land. Remember, American leaders wrote "if said tract contains less than 100,000 acres, a strip sufficient to make this amount shall be added to this Reservations south side." It was an excuse! They made no mention of eradicating it's west portion. However, they illegally did eradicate it's west portion. If you carefully look at 1865's map, you'll notice this Reservations boundary extends almost to Sandy Lake. It must extend to Rice Lake and Sandy Lake. South portion must extend as far south as Cloquet or to Dunlap Island. From Dunlap Island, the south boundary must extend as far west as Lake Minnewawa and Sandy Lake. From Sandy Lake (aka Big Sandy Lake) the boundary must follow Savannah River to it's mouth at St. Louis River. It then follows St. Louis River to Dunlap Island. As a result of Cloquet being within FDLR we can't obtain correct demographics of this Ojibwa Reservation. Therefore demographics can't be included! Excluding Fond du Lac Reservations demographics and including Cloquet's demographics for Fond du Lac Reservation is illegal. Fond du Lac Reservation leaders must act on their own!

Mahnomen Road View

Mahnomen Road View

Mahnomen Road View

Mahnomen Road View

Mahnomen Road View

Mahnomen Road View

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