Red Cliff Chippewa Reservation

Located in far northern Wisconsin, very near to Gitchi Gami (Lake Superior), the red cliff reservation is nearly all wilderness. It was in 1854 when Anishinabe ogimak signed the La Pointe Treaty which established this, the Chippewa Indian Red Cliff 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 tiny reservation of over 15,000 acres was set aside for the Chippewa's of Red Cliff. However, after the illicit 1887 Dawes Act was utilized by the whites, much of the Bad River Reservation (10,739 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, nearly all of the Red Cliff Reservation is a wilderness. Of course, that means it is really a closed Reservation.

This Reservation is not far from the Bad River Reservation. At one time, the region around Bad River and Red Cliff (Madalene Island), was the capital of the Anishinabe Nation. Average household size at Red Cliff is 3.20. Below is a list of the settlement on the Chippewa Indians Red Cliff Reservation of Wisconsin.

Demographics:
Total Population: 1,078
Indian: 928
White: 138
Black: 0
Asian: 1
Mixed: 11
Hispanic: 26 - 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 Red Cliff are Puerto Rican.

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