Tribal nations within Minnesota
There are 11 federally recognized Indian Tribal governments that share geography with Minnesota. Each Tribe is a separate sovereign nation with its own government - unique unto itself and distinct from all other federally recognized Tribes.
Each Tribe has an independent relationship with the United States and the State of Minnesota. Minnesota recognizes the unique sovereign status of each of the 11 federally recognized Tribes and the cultural values of all American Indian Tribes in Minnesota, and is committed to strengthening the government-to-government relationship with the Tribes.
- Bois Forte Band of Chippewa: Zagaakwaandagowiniwag - "The men of the dense forest"
- Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: Nahgahchiwanong - "Where the water stops"
- Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: Gichi Onigaming - "The great carrying place"
- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe: Gaa-zagaskwaajimekaag - "Leech Lake"
- Lower Sioux Indian Community: Cansa'yapi - "Where they mark the trees red"
- Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe: Misi-zaaga'iganiing - "The lake that spreads all over"
- Prairie Island Indian Community: Tinta Wita - "Prairie Island"
- Red Lake Nation: Miskwaagamiiwi-Zaagaiganing - "Red Lake"
- Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community: Mdewakanton - "Dwellers of the Spirit Lake"
- Upper Sioux Community: Pezihutazizi Oyate - "When they dig for yellow medicine."
- White Earth Nation: Gaa-waabaabiganikaag - "The place with abundance of white clay."