Bad River Chippewa Reservation

Located in far northern Wisconsin, very near to Gitchi Gami (Lake Superior), the bad river reservation is more than 90% wilderness. It was in 1854 when Anishinabe ogimak signed the La Pointe Treaty which established this, the Chippewa Indian Bad River Reservation and nearly all other Wisconsin Chippewa Reservations. However, a couple of years before the 1854 La Pointe Treaty, Anishinabe ogimak ordered many of their people to pack their belongings to prepare for a diaspora towards the west. It was the Seven Fires Prophecy which led them to commence the exodus.

It is known historically as the Sandy Lake Massacre. However, Anishinabe people must not believe what the whites have written about their history. Again i will mention the Seven Fires Prophecy. Though a great many Anishinabe people did go on the westward diaspora, many continued to live in Wisconsin. And those Anishinabek who were captured by the whites, were eventually forced back to their Wisconsin homes.

A reservation of 124,322 acres was set aside for the Chippewa's of Bad River. However, after the illicit 1887 Dawes Act was utilized by the whites, much of the Bad River Reservation (55,408 acres) was lost to the whites. Thus, the reason for the large white population on this Reservation and the 19th century exodus. However, the land which covers this Reservation is not ideal for agriculture operations. As mentioned earlier, over 90% of the Bad River Reservation is a wilderness. Of course, that means it is really a closed Reservation.

An interesting note to mention about this Reservation, is the fact that the Anishinabe ogimak of the bad river reservation, have allowed the Yamassee Seminole to purchase 40 acres of Reservation land and set up the Oklevueha Colony. This colony claims they are still at war with the United States and are not American citizens. The Seminole and all other Muskogean Indians, are partly Anishinabe. At one time, the region around Bad River and Red Cliff (Madalene Island), was the capital of the Anishinabe Nation. Average household size at Bad River is 3.10. Below is a list of the few settlements on the Chippewa Indians Bad River Reservation of Wisconsin.

Demographics:
Total Population: 1,411
Indian: 1,096
White: 282
Black: 0
Asian: 3
Mixed: 30
Hispanic: 41 - Hispanic population is corrupted as usual. Mexicans are predominantly descended from the Native Americans who lived in the eastern part of the United States. The whites have forced them to lose their tribal identities. Most Hispanics at bad river are Puerto Rican.

Bad River
East Bad River
New Odanah
Odanah