Chippewa Indian Online Records

Chippewa (popular adaptation of Ojibway, 'to roast till puckered up,' referring, to the puckered seam on their moccasins; from ojib 'to pucker up,' ub-way 'to roast'). One of the largest tribes North of Mexico, whose range was formerly along both shores of Lake Huron and Superior, extending across Minnesota Turtle Mountains, North Dakota. Read More..

• Allotments

  • Index to the L'anse Reservation Allotments

• Biography

  • William Edward Davis III (1873-1940) (hosted at USGenWeb Project)

  • Harry J. Haynes

• Cemeteries

  • Following (hosted at USGenWeb Project)

    • Tombstones at the Catholic Cemetery, Peshawbestown, MI

    • Index to Assinins Cemetery Tombstones, Baraga County, Michigan

    • Assinins Cemetery Tombstones Photos, Baraga County, Michigan

  • Chippewa Indian Cemetery, Birch Run, Michigan (hosted at Saginaw County Michigan Photographs)

  • Indian Cemetery, Union Township, Isabella County, Michigan (hosted at Isabella County, MiGenWeb)

• Census

  • 1870 Census, 1908 Durant Roll

  • 1836 Mixed-Blood census of the Chippewa

  • 1836 Census of the Mixed-Blood Indians of Michigan- Surname List. In 1836 a census was taken which enumerated the mixed-blood Indian person

  • Native Americans in the 1880 Federal Census ~ Antrim County

  • 1904 Taggart Census Roll Potawatomi of Michigan - Surnames

  • Native Americans  in the 1910 Federal Census - Antrim County

  • 1910 Missaukee County Census Indian Population (compiled by Donna Hoff-Grambau)

  • 1901 Census Of Manitoulin Island

  • Following (hosted at Preserving Yesterday For Tomorrow)

    • 1880 Mason County, Michigan Census of Native Americans

    • Mason County 1860 Native American Census

    • Mason County 1870 Native American Census

• Church Records

  • Minutes Of The Old Mission And New Mission (Grove Hill) Church 1843 - 1871

  • Parishioners of The Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church Assinins, Baraga County, Michigan c1700-1874. (hosted at USGenWeb Project)

• Court Records

  • Native American Births, In Leelanau County, Michigan 1867 - 1920

  • Native American Death Index

  • Baraga County Michigan, 1867-1882

  • Chippewa County, Michigan, 1867-1876

  • Emmet County, Michigan 1867-1875

  • Houghton County, Michigan 1867-1875

  • Menominee County, Michigan 1867-1881

  • Oceana County, Michigan 1867-1875

  • Ontonagon County, Michigan 1867-1876

  • Leelanau County, Michigan 1867-1900

  • Schoolcraft County, Michigan 1867-1880

  • Baraga Co. Michigan, 1880 Mortality Schedule

• Marriage Records

  • Leelanau County, Michigan Native American Marriages, 1862-1887

  • Leelanau County Michigan Native American Marriages, 1888-1920

• Federally Recognized Tribes

• Michigan

  • Hannahville Indian Community
    Michigan Agency
    N14911 Hannahville Blvd. Rd.
    Wilson, MI 49896
    Phone (906) 466-2342, Fax 466-2933

    • History

  • Isabella Reservation
    Saginaw-Chippewa Tribal Council
    7070 E. Broadway Rd.
    Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
    Phone (517) 772-5700, Fax 772-3508

    • Culture

    • Pow-Wow agenda

  • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
    Michigan Agency
    P.O. Box 249, Choate Rd.
    Watersmeet, MI 49969
    Phone (906) 358-4577, Fax 358-4785

  • The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
    523 Ashmun, 
    Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 
    (906) 635 -6050 Ext. 26331 

    • Sault Tribe History

    • Anishinabeg History

    • Tribal Chairman

• Minnesota

  • Bois Forte Reservation
    Box 16
    Nett Lake, MN
    218 757-3261

  • Fond du Lac Reservation
    Carleton and St. Louis counties, Minnesota
    105 University Road
    Cloquet, MN 55720
    (218) 879-4593

  • Grand Portage Reservation
    P.O. Box 428,
    Grand Portage, MN 55604
    (218) 475-2277

  • Red Lake Band of Chippewa
    Red Lake Tribal Council
    P.O. Box 550
    Red Lake, MN 56671
    (218) 679-3341

    • History

  • White Earth Reservation
    Mahnomen, Becker and Clearwater counties, Minnesota
    P.O. Box 418
    White Earth, MN 56591
    (218) 983-3285 ext 235

• Wisconsin

  • Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
    Bad River Reservation
    P.O. Box 39
    Odanah, WI 54861
    Phone (715) 682-7111, Fax 682-7118

  • Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
    Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation
    Route 2, Box 2700
    Hayward, WI 54843
    Phone (715) 634-8934, Fax 634-4797

  • Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
    P.O. Box 67
    Lac du Flambeau  WI   54538
    Tel.    715/588-3303
    Fax    715/588-7930

  • Red Cliff Tribe
    Red Cliff Reservation
    P.O. Box 529
    Bayfield, WI 54814
    Phone (715) 779-3701, Fax 779-3704

  • St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
    St. Croix Reservation
    P.O. Box 287
    Hertel, WI 54845
    Phone (715) 349-2195, Fax 349-5768

  • Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Band of Chippewa Indians
    Sokaogon Chippewa Community
    Route 1, Box 625
    Crandon, WI 54520
    Phone (715) 478-2604, Fax 478-5275

• History

  • Chippewa Indian History (hosted at Native American Genealogy)

    • Chippewa Indian Chiefs

    • Chippewa Gents

    • Chippewa Divisions

  • Early Families Of The Upper Great Lakes (hosted at Oconto County WIGenWeb Project)

  • Notable Native American Women (hosted at Notable Women Ancestors)

  • Henry Schoolcraft, Thirty Years with Indians
    Explorer, government administrator, and scholar, Henry Schoolcraft spent over thirty years with Native American tribes in the Great Lakes region of the United States. This database is an autobiographical account of those thirty years. Try Ancestry.com's Census Images for FREE!!!

  • Michigan Native Americans History, 1887
    The son of an Ottawa chief, Andrew Blackbird served as an official interpreter for the U.S. government in the 1860s and 1870s. This database is a reprint of his history of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indian tribes in Michigan originally published in 1887.   Try Ancestry.com's Census Images for FREE!!!

  • History and the Primary Canoe Routes of the Six Bands of Chippewa from the Lac Du Flambeau District - Currently, the Lac Du Flambeau band of the Chippewa is embroiled in a battle to maintain their 19th-century treaty rights. (hosted at School District of Marshfield)

• Home Page Links

  • Judy Chmura's Homepage - For anyone interested in Anishinaabeg Chippewa Indians

  • Iron Range Research Center (hosted at Iron Wood Discovery Center)

    • Search Database

  • Bill Martin's Genealogy Pages Pages for many of the North country Indians.

• Land and Maps

  • Indian Land Patents (hosted at Native American Genealogy)

    • Michigan Chippewa Land Patents

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: A-B

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: B

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: C-F

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: F-J

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: J-L

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: L-M

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: M-O

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: O-S

    • Minnesota Chippewa Land Patents: S-T

    • North Dakota Chippewa Land Patents

    • Wisconsin Chippewa Land Patents

  • Following (hosted at RootsWeb)

    • Michigan 1, Map 29

    • Michigan 2, Map 30

    • Michigan, From Saginaw Bay to Lake Erie, Map 31

    • Michigan, Region about Mackinac & Detroit, Map 32

    • Minnesota, Map 33

    • Minnesota 2, Map 34

    • Minnesota (Northern Portion), Map 35

    • Wisconsin 1, Map 64

    • Wisconsin 2, Map 65

• Language

  • Native Languages of the Americas: Ojibwe (Ojibway, Anishinaabemowin, Chippewa, Ojibwa, Ojibwemowin) (hosted at Native Language of America)

• Legends

  • Indian Mythology

  • Chippewa Legend of the Dream Catcher (hosted at Little Shell Tribe)

• Mailing Lists

  • NA-CHIPPEWA - Discussing Chippewa tribe and research.

• NA-NEWBIES - A mailing list for anyone new to Native American Research, all Tribes and Nations.

• NATIVEAMERICAN-BURIALGROUNDS - Discussing and sharing of information regarding remaining and lost Native American burial grounds in the United States

• NATIVEAMERICAN-CHIEFS - A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the chiefs of the Native American tribes/nations in the United States. Stories or history of Chiefs in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean are also welcome.

• Newspapers/Obituaries

  • Following Obituaries (hosted at USGenWeb Project)

    Byron A. Barbano Stephen Bedell Wayne C. Brisette Edward A. Brisson Albert Brunk Mildred D. Cadeau James Cardinial, Jr. Margaret J. Carlson Mary E. Conners Alice Curtis Sandra Dowd Georgianna Emery James Emery Sarah Froberg Alice Hadden Wm "Boyzie" Jondreau Carol Kay Darwin L. Kroupa

    David D. Kroupa Helen Ruth Lindahl Clifford Loonsfoot Marion L. Lucas Helen Madosh Wm 'Bill' Mayo Gary Miller Lawrence E. Miller Russell T. Nesberg Sr. Evelyn Onkala Louis Picard, Sr. John M. Piskorz Rease Premeau Randal K. Rantanen Violet Robinson John T. Steadman, Sr. Raymond G. Trevillion, Jr. Onnie "Martha" Virta

    Misc Obits Baraga County, Michigan

• Other Tribes

  • The list of tribes and organizations below are not federally recognized. Many of them are state recognized organizations only or working towards federal recognition. We do not have the resources to check the validity of each and every organization and expect that you should before attempting to join or send a monetary contribution. We will provide a listing for any Native American organization or tribe.  If you would like your organization listed please submit the information here.

• Query Forums

  • Post a Chippewa Query (hosted by Native American Genealogy)

  • Read Chippewa Queries (hosted by Native American Genealogy)

• Reservations

  • Reservations in Michigan set apart for the Sault Ste. Marie, Grand River, Grand and Little Traverse, Mackinac, Ottawa, and other Bands of Chippewa Indians, Under Treaty of July 31, 1855.

    • A B C D E F G H I J  L Q R U V

• Rolls

  • 1908 Durant Roll (hosted at Mackanic MIGenWeb Project)

    • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

• Surnames

  • Family Group Sheets (hosted at USGenWeb Project)

    • A | B | C | D | E | F | G

• Treaties

  • Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties, Vol. 2

  As the United States expanded westward from the original thirteen colonies, settlers often confronted the existing owners of the land. As a result the federal government often negotiated treaties with these Native Americans. This collection of official treaties was compiled by the United States and originally printed in 1904. (Subscribers Only) Try Ancestry.com's Census Images for FREE!!!

• Additional Chippewa Indian Resources

  • Chippewa Indian History

  • Chippewa Indian Divisions

  • Chippewa Indian Gents

  • Chippewa Indian Chiefs and Leaders

  • Marameg Indian History

  • Ontonagon Indian History

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