Ojibwe regain ancestral land in northern Wisconsin

The Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Nation has regained about 2,500 acres of ancestral land in northern Wisconsin since 2019, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The land includes areas in Oneida and Iron counties, expanding the tribe’s presence beyond its traditional Vilas County reservation.

“These accomplishments reflect the commitment of our land management team to both restoring our homelands and uplifting our people,” Jessie Peterson, the tribe’s land management director, was quoted as saying. Tribal officials are working to place the reclaimed land into federal trust to protect it from taxation and future seizure. The tribe is also assisting individual members in purchasing property, with more than 30 tribal members acquiring land or homes in the past six years, Peterson said.