The Fond du Lac Band is one of six Chippewa Indian Bands in the state of Minnesota. The Fond du Lac Reservation was established by the La Pointe Treaty of 1854. Archaeologists, however, maintain that ancestors of the present day Chippewa (Ojibwe) have resided in the Great Lakes area since 800 A.D. Today, our Band includes over 4,200 members. The Ojibwe name for the Fond du Lac Reservation is "Nagaajiwanaang", which means "where the water stops".
News & Events:
| 12/22 | NOTICE: The Fond du Lac Warm Hearts Mitten Drive is here! Donations of all winter gear will be appreciated! All donations will be given to the Fond du Lac Head Start Division and the Fond du Lac Ojibwe School. Click here for full details. |
| 12/21 | Starting December 29, Human Services will be hosting a Children's Sensory Sensation class every Thursday for children ages 5+. Click here for full details. |
| 12/21 | Human Services is hosting a New Year's Eve Sobriety Pow Wow at the Cloquet Community Center on December 31, 2016! Click here for full details. |
| 12/20 | The Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding a Maintenance Job Fair on January 7th, from 11am - 2pm in St. Paul, MN. Click here for full details. |
| 12/14 | NOTICE: FDL Transit has limited hours/routes for the holiday dates this Christmas & New Years. Please click here to read them. |
| 12/14 | The Fond du Lac Wisdom Steps Group meets monthly and has a schedule of upcoming meeting dates throughout 2016. The next meeting is on December 26. Click here to see the full schedule. |
| 12/14 | The Fond du Lac Human Services Advisory Board (HSAB) is looking for nominations for the following vacancies: Brookston Representative (1 Vacancy), Cloquet Representative (2 Vacancies), Sawyer Representatives (2 Vacancies), and Duluth Representatives (2 Vacancies). Submissions must be turned in by Friday, December 30th. Click here for more information. |
| 12/13 | The Ojibwe Language Program presents Ojibwe History/Storytelling/Language and Culture: Ojibwe Waasa Inaabidaa Revisited. This 6-week video series will be held every other Tuesday, January - March, at the Cloquet Community Center ENP. This series is free and open to the public, including popcorn and beverages! Click here for full details and schedule. |
| 12/12 | The Twin Cities PBS Station, TPT, has made a documentary entitled Reclaiming Sacred Tobacco, which features several Fond du Lac Band members.You can view it on the TPT website by clicking here. |
| 12/8 | The Aqua Kids TV show came to the Fond du Lac Reservation to shoot an episode and to learn about our culture. They learned about wild rice, birch bark canoes, how Natural Resources manages our sturgeon population, and the even got to taste some of our cultural foods. They shot video footage at boy scout landing in Duluth, the Fond du Lac Museum and outside of the RBC. Click here to view the episode. |
| 12/6 | Winter has arrived and Fond du Lac Forestry will no longer require burn permits when burning brush and similar items. To protect air quality, all rules regarding what can and can not be burned still apply. See the list of prohibited items on the forestry webpage. Thank you and have a great winter! |
| 12/5 | The FDL Historical Society normally meets monthly at the FDL Resource Management building. Everyone is welcome to bring old photos and documents to scan, and work on your family tree. The next meeting is scheduled for January 13, 2017. Click here for the full schedule of meetings. |
| 11/22 | NOTICE: When you have an event that requires the Fond du Lac Honor Guard, we need to know ahead of time so the Honor Guard can be notified, at least 5 days or more before the event. Call 878-2670 or 218-269-7125 and leave a message. Thank you. Tom Whitebird V.S.O |
| 11/10 | The Gichi Manidoo Giizis Traditional Powwow will be held on Saturday, January 14th, at the Black Bear Casino Resort Otter Creek Event Center. Registration is at 10 AM, with the Grand Entry at 1 and 7 PM. Click here for full details! |
| 11/1 | The Fond du Lac Band sent a letter to Governor Dayton on October 28, 2016, asking that Minnesota law enforcement officers cease all assistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock. Click here to see the letter. |
| 9/13 | NOTICE: The Reservation Business Committee is seeking an individual from the Brookston District to serve on the Land Use Committee. The purpose of this committee is to advise, assist and oversee the use, protection and development of land within the boundaries of the reservation. Interested individuals should contact Jack Bassett at 879-8043 or by email Jackbassett@fdlrez.com |