Bois Fort/Nett Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Demographic information on this band, and on their reservation lands. Economic activity, including the tale of the political wranglings over an international wild rice venture in the 1970s.
Bois Forte (Nett Lake)
Location, history, and description of the Bois Forte Reservation. Information on the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.
Bois Forte (Nett Lake) Band
Basic information, from the Minnesota state legislature.
Bois Forte Indian Reservation Map
Shows all three sectors of the reservation: Deer Creek (near Effie), Nett Lake, and Vermilion Lake (near Tower).
Bois Forte Reservation
Outline map. Census tracts from 2000. 500K.
Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council
Official web site. Information on the Bois Forte Reservation and the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians. List of materials collected by the Tribal historian, job postings, financial aid for post-secondary education, calendar.
Treaty with the Chippewa--Bois Fort Band, 1866
In exchange for a cessation of land near Lake Vermilion, the United States sets aside a parcel of land surrounding Lake Netor As-sab-a-co-na (Nett Lake) and a township at the mouth of Deer Creek as reservation lands for the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.