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Tribal nation in Vilas County

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation

County
Vilas County

The Lac du Flambeau Reservation is the homeland of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Waaswaaganing), a federally recognized Ojibwe tribe whose reservation was established under the Treaty of 1854 and lies primarily in southwestern Vilas County, Wisconsin, extending into the Town of Sherman in Iron County. It spans about 86,600 acres (roughly 107 square miles of land), including 260 lakes, had a 2020 census resident population of 3,518, and reports about 3,415 enrolled members. The Band governs itself through a 12-member elected Tribal Council under a 1936 Indian Reorganization Act constitution, currently led by Tribal President John D. Johnson Sr., and the tribal government with its enterprises (led by the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino) is the largest employer in Vilas County.

The record

20 records name Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation

What the records show

41 of 45 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

  • Name: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Waaswaaganing) via ldftribe.com
  • Type: federally recognized tribe; reservation established under the Treaty of 1854 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • County: Vilas County (primary) and Iron County, Wisconsin via dpi.wi.gov
  • Acreage: 86600 via dpi.wi.gov
  • Land area: 107.1 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Water: 24000 via dpi.wi.gov
  • Coords: 45.98, -89.88 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Population and demographics

Government and civic

  • Form: 12-member Tribal Council (IRA constitution, 1936) via dpi.wi.gov
  • President: John D. Johnson Sr. via congress.gov
  • Council: VP George Thompson; council Armstrong, Mitchell, Cobb, Wayman (2024 class) secondary source via wjfw.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Elections: annual October elections; staggered 2-year terms via dpi.wi.gov
  • Site: ldftribe.com; 418 Little Pines Rd, Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538; (715) 588-3303 via ldftribe.com
  • Notices: ldftribe.com calendar / Green Sheets; William Wildcat Tribal Center via ldftribe.com

Schools

Economy and employers

Institutions and anchors

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: Lac du Flambeau Chamber of Commerce via lacduflambeauchamber.com
  • Identity: casino/resort + markets + cultural tourism (no conventional downtown) inferred via ldftribe.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.

Media

  • Lakeland times: The Lakeland Times (lakelandtimes.com) via lakelandtimes.com
  • Vcnr: Vilas County News-Review (vcnewsreview.com) via vcnewsreview.com
  • Broadcast: WJFW-TV; WXPR secondary source via wjfw.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Lakes: 260 via dpi.wi.gov
  • Known: Waaswaaganing / Lake of the Torches (Ojibwe cultural tourism) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Powwow: Bear River Traditional Pow Wow (July) secondary source via ldftribe.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Indian bowl: Indian Bowl summer powwows via ldftribe.com

Infrastructure and access

  • Hwy: WIS 47 unverified via lacduflambeauchamber.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Airport: Lakeland Airport (ARV), ~16 miles unverified via lacduflambeauchamber.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Hub: Minocqua/Woodruff ~15-20 miles; Rhinelander to the south unverified via lacduflambeauchamber.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Every figure here traces to a primary public record, linked at the fact. We gather and cite; we do not author. See something off? Tell us.

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